Privacy Behind The Screens: A Comparative Analysis Of Data Protection Frameworks In The EU, Canada, And India
- IJLLR Journal
- Jan 31
- 1 min read
Apoorv Dubey, B. Com LL.B. (Hons.), Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad
Teja Mendikar, LL.B., Pendekanti Law College, Hyderabad
ABSTRACT
Ever since the onset of the 21st century, the Industrial Revolution has very quickly metamorphosed itself into what is now known as the “Digital Revolution” or the “Digital Age” where technology is constantly widening its abilities all while bringing the global population together, transcending the physical political boundaries. As modes of socialization and globalization become increasingly simpler, at the same time the intricacies of privacy and data protection keep getting more complex, especially in the absence of robust legislative frameworks that can keep up with the fast pace of this technological era. As the internet evolves into a form of cosmopolitan neo-society, there emerge many pressing issues like breach of privacy online, digital data theft, and many other forms of cybercrimes, therefore, this paper aims to address the same by evaluating the current legislation concerned with digital data protection in the European Union, Canada, and India respectively. This paper aims to shed light on the Rights available under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA), and India’s recently enacted Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA), 2023 w.r.t the Draft Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025.
Keywords: Privacy, Data Protection, Internet Laws, Globalization, Cybercrimes
