Draft of data privacy and localization law is prepared: Palak
State Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak on Friday said a draft of data privacy and localization law has been prepared beneath the direction of Prime Minister's ICT AdviserSajeeb Wazed Joy.
The draft will be presented in the Jatiya Sangsad after taking view from Internet Governance Forum, different platforms and media shortly, he said, reports UNB.
The State Minister developed the remarks while attending a virtual meeting of Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF) on Friday night.
The country has around 11 crore internet surfers who are creating huge amounts of information for each minute, Palak said.
"We have 58 banks and nine crore mobile financing e-wallet, these information could pose a threat to citizens' privacy, if they're reserved beyond your country," he said.
Despite technology havingmade life easier, but also created risks as information is an asset, the State Minister said.
The info privacy and localization law has been formulated after fixing the types of different data to make sure security, he added.
