Understanding the Data Protection White Paper Part V: Clicking on the ‘I Accept’ button before proceeding to use a service or app

People are unaware that with this simple click they have given away hordes of extremely private information on themselves to the apps or service providers. This article is Part 5 of a multi-part series explaining the recently issued white paper on data protection in India. The responses to the white paper will help in the formulation of India’s future data protection laws. Data sharing you’ve consented to Privacy violations with such technologies are more obvious when you consider the use of video capture of a woman in a public place, in a commercial ad without her permission. Key questions raised in the White Paper Despite these issues, consent and notice remain one of the best ways to give people autonomy over deciding how their data should be used.