Track location by technology must have the consent of the subject and collecting location data of people who are not related is prohibited, according to the law on The protection of personal data.
According to the draft law is the Ministry of Public security building, the location data is determined by location services belongs to the category personal data sensitive. This is the kind of information when violated will cause, directly affecting the rights and legitimate interests of organizations and individuals, associated with the right to privacy.
The agency drafted the proposed platform mobile app to inform users about the use of location data and take measures to stop collecting location data of organizations and individuals not related.
In addition, the bill also specified is not track location through identification tag radio frequency identification (RFID) and other technologies, unless there is explicit consent of the subject or when required by law. Promotional activities based on the behavior and location of the user to apply full protection regulations of personal data.
This is the first time a law regulations on the protection and use of location data of organizations and individuals. The ministry of Public security identified many have not yet had a sense of protection, leading to the status information in the transfer process, store, or exchange. Many organizations and businesses collect excess personal data, comparison to industry, product, service, business; lack of legal basis to collect personal data.
These organizations nor identify the processing flow as personal data is used, how, to what purpose, transfer to the who, the how. Many activities do not have the consent of the subject data. Conversely, when you contact us, the subject also refused to because don't know why these companies have their own data.
This shows that the fundamental rights of citizens with regard to personal data is not guaranteed, citizens do not know how to protect, complaint, protest, claim damages when there are violations of the law, harm to the rights and legitimate interests of ourselves.
The ministry of industry and security emphasized the protection of personal data sensitivity should be specific provisions in the law on The protection of personal data, in order to ensure business operations and collect data of the organization, the individual is to comply with the law.
The Law on The protection of personal data will be submitted to parliament for comments on march 5 and is expected through at the end of the year.
Source: vnexpress.net