Ley de protección de datos personales de la India: ¿Blindaje de privacidad o amenaza a la democracia?

India’s data protection law sets a dangerous precedent in which privacy is used to restrict access to public information. By classifying data of collective interest as private, it weakens accountability and severely limits investigative journalism, fostering a climate of self-censorship and state control disguised under the guise of digital security. For the open data community, this article is crucial because it highlights the vulnerability of government transparency in the face of opaque regulations. The Indian experience demonstrates that, without an inclusive democratic debate, data laws can become tools of censorship that erode open information ecosystems, directly affecting civil society’s ability to access and use essential public data. The relevance for the Dominican Republic lies in the need to anticipate risks before regressive technological reforms take hold. There is an urgent call to build legal frameworks that protect individual privacy without sacrificing the fundamental right to information, ensuring that digital policies promote transparency and actively participate in defending democracy against emerging authoritarian models.

Source: acento.com.do
Published on 2025-04-30

Ley de protección de datos personales de la India: ¿Blindaje de privacidad o amenaza a la democracia?

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