Amid reports of spying of prominent citizens, the Indian government said that the allegations of surveillance on specific people have no solid basis or truth behind it.
Responding to questions from journalists on spying of prominent citizens, Additional Secretary, Electronics and Information Technology, Rajendra Kumar said: “India is a strong democracy committed to ensuring the right to privacy as a fundamental right of all its citizens. As part of this commitment, it has also introduced the Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019 and the Information Technology (Intermediate Guidelines and Digital Media Code of Conduct) Rules, 2021, to protect personal data of individuals and protect them against social media platforms. to empower users.
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