Data Protection Act to protect data, not control
Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday reiterated that the Data Protection Act will be enacted to protect data, not to control it.
"We will place the draft of the Data Protection Act in parliament. It does not mean that suggestions from the stakeholders will not be addressed," the minister said while talking to reporters after the Deputy Commissioners' Conference in Dhaka's Osmani Memorial Auditorium.
"This act is for protecting data and will be enacted as per this policy," he added.
Regarding the Digital Security Act (DSA), he said, "We have taken measures to avoid immediate arrest and ensure that cases are registered after proper verification."
The law minister said they have also formed a committee after consulting the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights for the best practices in this regard. "If necessary, we can certainly amend the Digital Security Act."
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