Misuse of data ends when the bill is passed: the minister warns against sharing mobile numbers with retailers
Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has advised people not to share their mobile numbers with a retailer unless there is a “legitimate reason” after a Twitter user shared his experience at Delhi’s IGI airport on social media. Dinesh S Thakur, founder of an independent funding organization, tweeted that when he went to buy a pack of chewing gum at one of the bookstores at the IGI airport, he was asked to share his phone number. When he asked the merchant about the need to share his…
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