Draft e-com policy moots safeguards against data misuse

The government plans to lay down principles for usage of data for the development of any industry, where such norms do not already exist, and put in place adequate safeguards to prevent misuse and access of data by unauthorised persons, according to a draft national e-commerce policy. The government is in the process of developing regulations for personal and non-personal data, the policy, which is under discussion, said.