Privacy Meet
Bhairav Acharya was invited by Yahoo's Director of International Privacy, Laura Juanes Micas, to a dinner meeting on privacy at the Oberoi in New Delhi.
The meeting was attended by Justice A.P. Shah, Dr. Gulshan Rai, Dr. Kamlesh Bajaj and others. At this event, Bhairav spoke about the need to develop laws to regulate surveillance and personal data in India. Bhairav further spoke about both the commercial benefits that will accrue from data protection law as well as the national benefit from surveillance regulation and security law. Bhairav also spoke of the need to create a procedure that is just, fair and reasonable and, he highlighted the point that these laws would have to survive constitutional scrutiny by the Supreme Court of India. He also pointed out that meaningful protections lay in creating procedural law that allowed individuals the protection of natural justice and identified magistrates to authorise data collections and interceptions. He further made it clear that India's distinct security situation, both internal and external, warranted a robust surveillance framework that enables law enforcement and strengthens the criminal justice system in manner consistent with the rule of law.
| Timings | Agenda |
|---|---|
| 19.00 19.25 |
Handshakes and Introduction |
| 19.25 19.30 |
Welcome Remarks by Laura Juanes Micas, Director – International Privacy, Yahoo Inc |
| 19.30 19.35 |
Address by Manoj Joshi, Joint Secretary, Deptt of Personnel and Training |
| 19.35 19.40 |
Address by Dr. Gulshan Rai, Director General, CERT-IN |
| 19.40 19.45 |
Address by Dr. Kamlesh Bajaj, CEO – Data Security Council of India (DSCI) |
| 19.45 19.50 |
Address by Bhairav Acharya, Legal Adviser, Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) |
| 19.50 19.55 |
Address by Rajan Mathews, Director General, Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) |
| 19.55 20.00 |
Address by Justice A P Shah, Former Chief Justice, Delhi High Court and Chairman, Group of Experts |
| 20.00 20.05 |
Address by Pavan Duggal, Advocate, Supreme Court |
| 20.05 20.10 |
Address by Chinmayi Arun, Research Director – Centre for Communication Governance, National Law University - Delhi |
| 20.10 20.15 |
Address by Prasanth Sugathan, Counsel, Software Freedom Law Centre (SFLC.IN) |
| 20.15 20.20 |
Address by Dr. Subho Ray, President, Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) |
| 20.20 | Discussions (Along with Sit – Down Dinner) |
Filed under:
Internet Governance,
Privacy
