Jio Data Leak Has Made Data Protection Law In India A Necessity
There was another major breach, and this time it was Indian telecom giant Reliance Jio that was at the wrong end of that breach. Personal data, information, mobile phone numbers, and e-mail addresses were compromised of over 100 million Jio customers. This news made it more pressing for the government and the concerned authorities to bring in more robust and structured laws for data protection and encryption. The spokesperson of JIO has denied any such breach and said that the information of the users and customers is safe. Names, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers appeared on a website called Magicapk - the website was later taken down. ‘The website had data and personal information of millions of Jio users. They were authentic or unauthentic, that is not the issue here. The issue is to address the problem of these regular data breaches that have been taking place in the country. We must have stern laws regarding encryption and data protection.’ - Nirmal Si...