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If ‗sensitive pers<strong>on</strong>al <strong>data</strong>‘ is to be treated as a separate category, there is a c<strong>on</strong>comitant need<br />

to identify grounds for its process<strong>in</strong>g. These grounds will have to be narrower than grounds<br />

for general process<strong>in</strong>g of pers<strong>on</strong>al <strong>data</strong> and reflect the higher expectati<strong>on</strong>s of privacy that<br />

<strong>in</strong>dividuals may have regard<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>timate facets of their pers<strong>on</strong>.<br />

For a fuller discussi<strong>on</strong>, see page 111 above.<br />

Questi<strong>on</strong>s<br />

1. What are your views <strong>on</strong> how the process<strong>in</strong>g of sensitive pers<strong>on</strong>al <strong>data</strong> should be d<strong>on</strong>e?<br />

2. Given that countries with<strong>in</strong> the EU have chosen specific categories of ―sensitive<br />

pers<strong>on</strong>al <strong>data</strong>‖, keep<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> m<strong>in</strong>d their unique socio-ec<strong>on</strong>omic requirements, what<br />

categories of <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong> should be <strong>in</strong>cluded <strong>in</strong> India‘s <strong>data</strong> protecti<strong>on</strong> law <strong>in</strong> this<br />

category?<br />

3. What additi<strong>on</strong>al safeguards should exist to prevent unlawful process<strong>in</strong>g of sensitive<br />

pers<strong>on</strong>al <strong>data</strong>?<br />

Alternatives:<br />

a. Process<strong>in</strong>g should be prohibited subject to narrow excepti<strong>on</strong>s.<br />

b. Process<strong>in</strong>g should be permitted <strong>on</strong> grounds which are narrower than grounds for<br />

process<strong>in</strong>g all pers<strong>on</strong>al <strong>data</strong>.<br />

c. No general safeguards need to be prescribed. Such safeguards may be<br />

<strong>in</strong>corporated depend<strong>in</strong>g <strong>on</strong> c<strong>on</strong>text of collecti<strong>on</strong>, use and disclosure and possible<br />

harms that might ensue.<br />

d. No specific safeguards need to be prescribed but more str<strong>in</strong>gent punishments can<br />

be provided for <strong>in</strong> case of harm caused by process<strong>in</strong>g of sensitive pers<strong>on</strong>al<br />

<strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

4. Should there be a provisi<strong>on</strong> with<strong>in</strong> the law to have sector specific protecti<strong>on</strong>s for<br />

sensitive <strong>data</strong>, such as a set of rules for handl<strong>in</strong>g health and medical <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong>,<br />

another for handl<strong>in</strong>g f<strong>in</strong>ancial <strong>in</strong>formati<strong>on</strong> and so <strong>on</strong> to allow c<strong>on</strong>textual determ<strong>in</strong>ati<strong>on</strong><br />

of sensitivity?<br />

5. Are there any alternative views <strong>on</strong> this which have not been discussed above?<br />

7. Storage Limitati<strong>on</strong> and Data Quality<br />

Related to the pr<strong>in</strong>ciple of purpose specificati<strong>on</strong> is the pr<strong>in</strong>ciple of storage limitati<strong>on</strong> which<br />

requires pers<strong>on</strong>al <strong>data</strong> to be erased or an<strong>on</strong>ymised <strong>on</strong>ce the purpose for which such <strong>data</strong> was<br />

collected is complete. Pers<strong>on</strong>al <strong>data</strong> <strong>in</strong> the possessi<strong>on</strong> of <strong>data</strong> c<strong>on</strong>trollers should also be<br />

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