New Delhi: Last Friday, the Joint Committee of Parliament on the Data Protection Bill questioned Ankhi Das, Public Policy Head of Facebook India, for about 2 hours. The committee had a question from Facebook about how much of the revenue Facebook is using on data security in the country. At the same time, he had many questions on content, overseas operations, and revenue model.
What committee asked:
In fact, a source familiar with the parliamentary committee meeting said that the committee on Friday questioned the social media company Facebook about its revenue, profits, and tax payments in the country. The company was asked how much of their income is used for data security in the country.
Ankhi Das, the policy head of the company, defended him before the committee. He was interrogated for about two hours and asked some tough questions. Representatives of various political parties in the committee questioned. A member of the committee suggested during the meeting that the social media platform should not use users’ data to influence the commercial benefits of its advertisers or the electoral process.
What were the answers of Ankhi Das:
In response to all this, the social media company Facebook said that the data security laws being adopted in the country have the potential to accelerate India’s digital economy and global digital business. The company’s statement came after a joint parliamentary hearing on the Data Security Bill 2019. The chairman of this committee is BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi.
A company spokesperson said: “We are proud to have the opportunity to discuss data regulation issues with members of the Joint Committee on the Private Data Protection Bill. We believe that the country’s data security laws have the potential to accelerate the country’s digital economy and global digital trade. We will fully support the government’s efforts. “
