[KorematsuFred]

I have been a party to some discussion around the laws with mid level government officials and this was a bit like an episode of Yes Minister.

One of the government consultants spoke about "Data sovereignty". When someone asked what it meant he spoke for like 10 minutes without actually answering the question. "Data of Indians must belong to Indians", "Data is the gold of modern world" he then referred to various international reports without actually telling what those reports say.

"We must protect our citizens data" one official said as others nodded in agreement. What they imagined here (I think) was data sitting on a hard drive and protected by people with guns creating a parameter around it.

The files of these regulations moved across many tables and many offices. I am told the real estate companies in India had a big role and influence on these regulations.

Yes, ultimately it is a ridiculous law that does not help anyone. It does not protect anything.

[kspacewalk2]

I hope, for the sake of their sanity and ours, that they won't one day look into how routing of Internet traffic works.