UPSC Prelims 2023·CSAT·Reading Comprehension·Passage Comprehension

India should ensure the growth of the digital economy while keeping personal data of citizens secure and protected. No one will innovate in a surveillance- oriented environment or in a place where an individual's personal information is compromised. The ultimate control of data must reside with the individuals who generate it; they should be enabled to use, restrict or monetise it as they wish. Therefore, data protection laws should enable the right kind of innovation - one that is user- centric and privacy protecting. Based on the above passage, the following assumptions have been made: 1. Protection of privacy is not just a right, but it has value to the economy. 2. There is a fundamental link between privacy and innovation. Which of the above assumptions is/are valid?

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  1. A1 only
  2. B2 only
  3. CBoth 1 and 2Correct
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2

Explanation

The passage explicitly links both assumptions to its central argument. Assumption 1: "Protection of privacy is not just a right, but it has value to the economy." The passage states, "India should ensure the growth of the digital economy while keeping personal data of citizens secure and protected." This directly connects the protection of personal data (privacy) to the growth of the digital economy, implying its economic value. Assumption 2: "There is a fundamental link between privacy and innovation." The passage states, "No one will innovate in a surveillance- oriented environment or in a place where an individual's personal information is compromised." This directly establishes a link between a lack of privacy (surveillance, compromised information) and a lack of innovation. It further concludes, "Therefore, data protection laws should enable the right kind of innovation - one that is user- centric and privacy protecting," which reinforces the idea that privacy enables innovation. Since both assumptions are clearly supported by the statements in the passage, both are valid. The final answer is C.
Reading Comprehension: India should ensure the growth of the digital economy while keeping personal data of citizens secure and protected. No o
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