PoliticsPhoto: NDTV BusinessVaishnaw Assures Journalists No Source Disclosure Under Data Protection Law
Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw assured journalists that the new Data Protection law will not compromise press freedom or require disclosure of sources. He emphasized that journalistic freedom is constitutionally guaranteed and the privacy law upholds this freedom. The law was enacted following a Supreme Court judgment recognizing privacy as a right. The Supreme Court is currently hearing appeals related to the law, balancing media rights and citizen privacy.
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