The Privacy Mitra Yojana of FDPPI intends to work on both dimensions of creating a Privacy Culture amongst the Indian Citizens and Compliance Culture amongst the Data Fiduciaries.
In India Privacy is a new concept. At present only the elite speak of Privacy. For others the “Right to Privacy” is still not a priority. While people understand the adverse effect of a Cyber Crime, they do not fully comprehend the adverse impact of Privacy infringement.
There is therefore a need for building a Privacy Culture in the society for the intentions of DPDPA to succeed.
At the same time, Corporates are also complacent because compliance has a cost and every body is short of resources for compliance. Most companies therefore think that they can wait till some body else gets fined to understand how DPB is likely to function.
In the midst of the reluctance of the companies to take Compliance seriously, and inability of data principals to fight for their rights, the DPDPA as a law has the danger of becoming a paper tiger.
FDPPI therefore considers that it is its responsibility as a full service agency to create the awareness of Privacy in the community, build a compliance culture in the companies before they can deliver their training programs, Certifications, implementation consultancy, audit and assessment.
Towards this goal, FDPPI is now traying to build an all India cadre of committed Privacy enthusiasts to work both in the public front and the corporate front.
In particular FDPPI invites academic institutions to come forward to get their student community take up social projects involving creation of awareness of What is Privacy, Why is it important and How data principals need to be vigilant to protect the Privacy Rights granted to them by DPDPA as a law.
We invite volunteers to join the movement in large numbers to develop the Privacy Compliance Market in India which is good for the society and also create new opportunities for employment and business.
Be in touch with FDPPI and contribute your thoughts in this regard.
Naavi
