Manipulation of psychological health via unequipped data protection laws

Abstract

The world is growing at a fast pace and interdependence on data is increasing rapidly. The big giants like Facebook and Google are the main holders of data of people with the assurance of protection of it. Privacy of data is the main concern in using it for commercial purposes or other market objectives. In India the right to privacy is a fundamental right. However, we don’t have appropriate laws to protect it. Provisions in the IT Act is the only protection available. If the same comes to competition laws, then there are some problems in using the data for market manipulations. In terms of competition law, the major concern is anticompetitive practices and abuse of dominant position. For competition law the dynamics of protection of data is an entirely different area and forming a threshold to consider the alarming situation is very difficult here. The studies are here effect-based study. As data has become a powerful tool and all the key decisions whether related to economy or social impact are taken through the analysis done from available data.