Episode 1: Bolo Bhi’s analysis on the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2020 and Citizen Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules, 2020

Participants: Bolo Bhi Team – Farieha Aziz, Usama Khilji, Shumaila Shahani, and Kashaf Rehman

In this discussion, the Personal Data Protection Bill 2020 and Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules, 2020, were reviewed:

  1. Importance of data protection laws and strengths and weaknesses of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2020
  2. Comparative analysis of the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2020 with data protection laws in the European Union, United Kingdom, India, and Malaysia
  3. Surveillance and contact tracing during COVID-19, how data collection and protection has changed
  4. The proposed way forward on the Personal Data Protection Bill 2020 (as discussed in Usama Khilji’s OpEd)
  5. Detailed analysis of CP Rules
  6. Review of the survey on the CP Rules uploaded on the PTA website

To read Bolo Bhi’s analysis on the Personal Data Protection Bill 2020, click here. 

To read Bolo Bhi’s joint statement with other civil society members on why the CP Rules, 2020, should be withdrawn, click here. 

To read Usama Khilji’s analysis of the Personal Data Protection Bill, click here. 

To watch the complete video of this episode click here. 

Add a comment

*Please complete all fields correctly

Related Blogs