Conference on Digital Privacy and Data Protection

The team at Ivy Law participated in a two-day inaugural edition conference on “Digital Privacy and Data Protection” organised by MediaNama on 6th and 7th October 2021. The key highlights of the conference were upon the usage of personal data by tech firms through invasion of privacy; repercussions of internet and digital liberalisation; global trends in data protection legislations; and advocacy of digital privacy norms among others. The conference also focused on deep-rooted unethical data-mining practices and the need for a strong legal as well as a technical safeguard mechanism for protection of privacy of individuals. Deliberations were also made on suggested reforms in various global data protection and privacy legislations and treaties.