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Digital Security Act 2018 was published by the government of the Bangladesh on October
8, 2018 which is also known as Cyber Security Act in other jurisdictions. This law is on
the behalf of the protection of the privacy or protection of data and information. Over time,
now “right to privacy” is need as the basic human needs. Because in this modern era anyone
can easily get access to another personal information can express it through sharing with
digital devices. It may create harmful effect on anyone’s life as one’s personal data belongs
to only the individual himself. So the Bangladesh government has enforced a law to ensure
the right to privacy of data of any individuals. Specially, the media professional is
associated with this law. Because many times investigative journalist excess the limits to
expressing the privacy of an individual. So, this cyber security act mainly based on the
investigative journalism associated with persons. This paper describes the impact of the
Digital Security Act 2018 on the right to privacy of data and information. Moreover, this
article explains how this law can combat with the upcoming circumstances of data
protection. |
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