Gated Applications – Breach of Data Privacy

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The modern Indian societies are using applications, known as gated apps, that help digitize the tedious process of approvals that are involved in managing & maintenance of the society. These applications provide some utilitarian features like – allowing people to enter the society like maids, food deliveries, parcels or simply some guests that might come to the society. Other features include viewing all the member’s phone numbers, house number, names of the residents etc. These applications are utterly utilitarian. There are currently hundreds of gated apps used in India. These apps are being implemented in more and more cities throughout the country. The jurisprudence in data protection laws in India –is popularly said that “data is the new oil”. In the 21st century data has replaced oil as the most significant commodity in the market.



Most of the data in the market belongs to one of the top 5 data companies in the market. These companies say that the data is “end-to-end encrypted”. When people see this, they feel assured. Their data is not being leaked, nor is it getting into the hands of some hackers. However, what people don’t understand is that no matter how securely they keep this data, their data is still getting into the wrong hands. How is this possible is a serious question posed in front of the users? The time has come that each and every user subscribing to gated applications should read the privacy policy, terms and conditions and start using it. Such a practice is still not followed by a majority of Indian users. It should not be collected for a specific purpose. Data only necessary for the purpose should be collected. The collection should be lawful & the user should be correctly notified before processing is done. Processed personal data should be complete & not misleading. Personal data may only be stored for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it has be

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