5 challenges for joint committee on Personal Data Protection Bill

The Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 will be meeting on Wednesday and Thursday to finalise its long-pending report. This will be the first meeting under the leadership of PP Chaudhary.

The committee was formed in 2019 to deliberate on the nuances of the data protection legislation.Five members, including chairperson Meenakshi Lekhi, were inducted into the Council of Ministers in July this year. Following this, PP Chaudhary took over.

Here are some key considerations for the committee while formulating the data protection legislation:

Limitations to govt control and access of public data

While some national security concerns may require the state to access and maintain records of public data,