Mumbai: Data should be treated as nuclear waste, said senior advocate Murali Neelakantan as he advocated for the Right To Forget law to be implemented in India at an educational session organised by Moneylife Foundation in partnership with Free Press Journal and Silver Innings. He delivered a sobering assessment of ‘why privacy is the new currency’ at a recent talk at the Indian Merchants Chamber (IMC) Churchgate, emphasising that the massive collection and aggregation of personal information has turned data into currency and poses a fundamental threat to individual freedom.

The lawyer warned that with every digital interaction, individuals are unknowingly constructing a detailed digital personality that is exploited by both corporations and the state. He highlighted that devices like Al

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