Pakistan has aggressively pushed for increased control over cyberspace with the federal cabinet granting approval to three new bills . One of the primary objectives of the new legislation is to realise the longstanding ambition of data localisation .
The PDPB requires organisations and businesses that handle critical personal data to process and store such information within servers located in the country . Concerns have also been raised regarding the independence of the National Commission for Personal Data Protection which is expected to be established under the law .
For Pakistan to progress towards data protection it must prioritise transparency from the outset. Holding public discussions and debates about proposed laws is crucial to address concerns and foster trust in the governments efforts. Unfortunately the current approach of secrecy and haste to policymaking stands in stark contrast to these principles, says Khanna .
The real emphasis must be on curbing extensive data collection and restricting it to what is genuinely necessary for specific purposes such as advancements in the education or healthcare sectors. The real focus must be to curbing data collection, Khanna writes.
Khanna argues. The current approach to data protection does not come from adding provisions for superficial consent or dataLocalisation does not need to add provisions for genuine consent or Data Protection does not require user consent to consent for consent to access services entirely which is not necessary.
The alternative would be to forgo access to these services entirely is not possible. The government needs to provide for consent. It needs to respect user consent, Khannan Khann. The Government needs to acknowledge that it needs to understand and understand.
Khannanna’s own consent. Khahnan’. The legislation. The data protection is necessary to provide an appropriate and appropriate consent. We need to acknowledge the need for consent for data consent.
