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Q1-10 Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions given below it. Certain words are given in bold to help you locate them while answering some of the questions.
While cyber activists, bloggers and legal experts have criticised the new rules under the IT Amendment Act, 2008, for gagging free speech, what has gone unnoticed is the fact that the new regulations also give the government the power to obtain sensitive personal information about individuals from companies without a warrant or the concerned person’s consent.
The sensitive personal data or information of a person covers passwords, financial information such as bank accounts or credit card details, his or her physiological and mental health condition, medical records and history, their sexual orientation, and biometric information, says the Information Technology (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011, which came into force in April this year.
Though the rules provide for keeping this information confidential from third parties except with the individual’s prior consent, they explicitly state that all sensitive personal details “shall be shared, without obtaining prior consent from the provider of information, with government agencies mandated under the law to obtain information including sensitive personal data or information for the purpose of verification of identity, or for prevention, detection, investigation including cyber incidents, prosecution, and punishment of offences.”
Criticising the government for giving itself the “master key” to access the sensitive personal information of individuals, including their medical records, Delhi-based PRS Legislative Research, which works with MPs to provide research support on legislative and policy issues, has noted that “there are no checks on this power [with the government] except that the request for information be made in writing, and stating clearly the reason for seeking the information.”
Pointing out that “information requests [made by government agencies] usually have certain inbuilt checks,” PRS Legislative Research said that for example, search warrants in criminal cases were issued by a court. Similarly, tapping of telephones or interception of electronic communication can only be authorised by the Union or State Home Secretary after following a prescribed process.
The new bill for the Unique Identification Number (UID) also permits such use only by the order of a court or for national security (by an order of an authorised officer of at least Joint Secretary rank in the Central Government).
However, the new rules under the amended IT Act have no such checks and balances — a government agency just needs to send a request in writing to the company possessing the sensitive personal data or information stating clearly the purpose of seeking such information.
The rules also state that a company can transfer sensitive personal data or information to any company or individual in India or abroad that “ensures the same level of data protection” that is adhered to by that company as per the new rules.
Q1 Why has the government been criticized for giving itself the ‘master key’ ?
01. It wants to rule the country without taking into notice public concerns
02. It can access the sensitive personal information of individuals without their consent
03. It can pass laws as and when desired
04. Only 2 and 3
05. Only 1 and 2
Q2 Which of the following is included in sensitive personal data or information, according to new IT rules ?
01. Medical records and history
02. Bank accounts or credit card details
03. Biometric information
04. Only 1 and 2
05. 1, 2 and 3
Q3 Which of the following have criticized the new rules under IT amendment act ?
01. Bloggers
02. Educationists
03. Legal Experts
04. Cyber activists
05. 1, 3 and 4
Q4 Which of the following is False, in the context of the passage.
01. Tapping of telephones can be authorised by the police.
02. The sensitive personal data does not include credit card details.
03. People have the ‘Master key’ to access sensitive personal information.
04. Only 1 and 2
05. 1, 2 and 3
Q5 What does Delhi based PRS Legislative Research provide working with MPs ?
01. Research support on forests
02. Research support on legislative and policy issues
03. Research support on pollution and glaciers
04. Research support on ways of investigation
05. None of these
Q6 Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.
Checks
01. process
02. controls
03. mind
04. connections
05. correct
Q7 Choose the word which is most nearly the SAME in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.
Confidential
01. having confidence
02. blame worthy
03. showing disgust
04. reveal secret
05. secret
Q8 Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.
Mandated
01. come to power
02. made compulsory
03. rejected
04. not made compulsory
05. considered worthy
Q9 Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.
Explicitly
01. tacitly
02. honestly
03. playfully
04. implicitly
05. happily
Q10 Choose the word which is most nearly the OPPOSITE in meaning as the word given in bold as used in the passage.
Adhered
01. followed
02. violated
03. addressed
04. tired
05. happened
Answers :-
Q.1 (2)
Q.2 (5)
Q.3 (5)
Q.4 (5)
Q.5 (2)
Q.6 (2)
Q.7 (4)
Q.8 (4)
Q.9 (4)
Q.10 (2)
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