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US Tech Giants Push Back Against India's Forced Data-Sharing Plan: Report

A group representing the United States technology giants is pushing back against India's plans to regulate "non-personal" data, Reuters reported Sunday.The Proposal: An Indian government panel is proposing a data-sharing mechanism to boost a digital ecosystem, which may lead to firms, such as Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), having to share data with their competitors, according to Reuters.The panel has also recommended setting up a new regulator for overseeing data that has been stripped of personal details. Such data is crucial for technology companies.The Rebuttal: The U.S.-India Business Council, under the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is criticizing the Indian government's data-sharing move, saying, it's "tantamount to confiscation of investors' assets and [undermines] intellectual property protections."Kris Gopalakrishnan, who heads the Indian panel said the group will review industry inputs and work with the government. The panel has reportedly recommended data sharing for research, national security and policymaking purposes.The U.S and India are also in disagreement over other issues, such as digital taxes and tariffs, Reuters noted.Tech companies, such as Facebook and Alphabet, have been upping their investments in Indian retail and tech sectors in recent months.Photo Courtesy: DARPA via WikimediaSee more from Benzinga * Microsoft Criticizes Apple Over App Store Policies After Gaming App CloudX Denied Entry * Facebook, Twitter Take Down Trump Video Claiming Children 'Almost Immune' To Coronavirus * YouTube Music To Entirely Replace Google Play Music By The End Of The Year(C) 2020 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved. Read More...

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="A group representing&nbsp;the United States&nbsp;technology giants is pushing back against&nbsp;India’s plans to regulate “non-personal” data, Reuters&nbsp;reported Sunday.” data-reactid=”19″>A group representing the United States technology giants is pushing back against India’s plans to regulate “non-personal” data, Reuters reported Sunday.

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="The Proposal:&nbsp;An Indian government panel is proposing a data-sharing mechanism to boost a digital ecosystem, which may lead to firms, such as Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), having to share data with their competitors, according to Reuters.” data-reactid=”20″>The Proposal: An Indian government panel is proposing a data-sharing mechanism to boost a digital ecosystem, which may lead to firms, such as Facebook Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) and Amazon.com, Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN), having to share data with their competitors, according to Reuters.

The panel has also recommended setting up a new regulator for overseeing data that has been stripped of personal details. Such data is crucial for technology companies.

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="The Rebuttal:&nbsp;The U.S.-India Business Council, under the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is criticizing the Indian government’s data-sharing move, saying, it’s&nbsp;“tantamount to confiscation of investors’ assets and [undermines] intellectual property protections."” data-reactid=”22″>The Rebuttal: The U.S.-India Business Council, under the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, is criticizing the Indian government’s data-sharing move, saying, it’s “tantamount to confiscation of investors’ assets and [undermines] intellectual property protections.”

Kris Gopalakrishnan, who heads the Indian panel said the group will review industry inputs and work with the government. The panel has reportedly recommended data sharing for research, national security and policymaking purposes.

The U.S and India are also in disagreement over other issues, such as digital taxes and tariffs, Reuters noted.

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="Tech companies, such as Facebook and Alphabet, have been upping their investments in Indian retail and tech sectors in recent months.” data-reactid=”29″>Tech companies, such as Facebook and Alphabet, have been upping their investments in Indian retail and tech sectors in recent months.

<p class="canvas-atom canvas-text Mb(1.0em) Mb(0)–sm Mt(0.8em)–sm" type="text" content="Photo Courtesy: DARPA via Wikimedia” data-reactid=”30″>Photo Courtesy: DARPA via Wikimedia

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