Minister warns cos releasing users' data

Law and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday warned companies of consequences if they release data or personal information with name and without his or her consent.

“If an individual data which is private is disclosed without his consent surely consequences will follow and should follow. I want to assure that strict privacy rights of an individual must be protected. We in the government will ensure that it is protected,” Prasad said while launching a nationwide hackathon.

The minister said the government will act tough against the unauthourised use of data in the interest of citizens for their right of privacy. But in the garb of privacy, it should not be hyped that innovation, initiative and entrepreneurship development are restrained.