Security & Privacy by Design in ABDM Data Policy

Every byte of data has a story to tell. The question is whether the story is being narrated accurately and securely. Usually, we focus sharply on the trends around data with a goal of revenue acceleration but commonly forget about the vulnerabilities caused due to bad data management.

Data possesses immense power, but immense power comes with increased responsibility. In today’s world, collecting, analysing, and building prediction models is simply not enough. Keep in mind that we are in a generation where the requirements for data security have perhaps surpassed the need for data correctness. Hence the need for privacy by design is greater than ever.

“Privacy by Design” and “Privacy by Default” have been frequently discussed topics related to data protection. The first thoughts of “Privacy by Design” was expressed in the 1970s and were incorporated in the 1990s into the RL 95/46/EC data protection directive.

Privacy by design is an approach to systems engineering that seeks to ensure protection for the privacy of individuals by integrating considerations of privacy issues from the very beginning of the development of products, services, business practices, and physical infrastructures. The adoption of security and privacy principles is a crucial step…