Why data protection:
In the landmark judgment of Justice K.S. Puttaswamy vs.
Union of India1, the Hon'ble Supreme Court
of India explicitly recognised and laid down that right to privacy
is a fundamental right under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution.
Accordingly, every person including an individual,
company/firm/association, a Hindu undivided family, state and every
artificial juristic person ("Data
Principal"), is entitled to the right of privacy
which also encompasses the right to protection of personal
data.
Personal data refers to any data that helps in identifying a
person2 and breach of the same in any form of
unauthorised processing or accidental disclosure, acquisition,
sharing, use, alteration, destruction or loss of access may
compromise the data's confidentiality, integrity or
availability, which can cause prejudice to such a person in terms
of financial losses, reputational damage, legal issues, regulatory
fine and breach of consumer trust. Thus,
