Does The Personal Data Protection Bill Really Protect Your Personal Data? Part 1

(This is the first part of a two-part article series which analyses and explores the various facets of the proposed Personal Data Protection Bill in the pipeline. The first part explores the backdrop in which the Bill was proposed, and the second part analyses the specific provisions of the Bill to assess whether it is an effective legislation.)

Since the beginning of time, human growth has been driven by technological progress. From the invention of the wheel to the creation of the internet, humans would have been unable to accomplish the heights they have achieved today without technology. Every generation has seen the staggering growth of technology and its far-reaching consequences on societies. The advent of the 21^st century saw the markets being flooded with cellular devices coupled with the internet. This resulted in more and more people entering the "cyberspace". As internet and cellular devices got cheaper, the exodus of people into the "cyberspace" only