Privacy and Data Protection Issues in over-the-Top (OTT) Platforms: An Analysis
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Privacy and Data Protection Issues in Over-
The-Top (OTT) Platforms: An Analysis
PRIYESH PATHAKI
ABSTRACT
In this paper analysis is done of the Privacy And Data Protection Issues in OTT Platforms.
The meaning of Privacy And Data Protection and OTT is covered here. The paper is also
discussing the concerns regarding the Privacy and Data Protection in OTT and the methods
to mitigate it is also being discussed. Then the present regulatory framework with respect
to India is being dealt with here. It also gives an explanation of relevant laws and court
rulings. Protecting people's data is the goal of data protection. This right to privacy
has been declared to be a 'fundamental right in India as a consequence of court rulings.
Over the top (OTT) content providers are streaming media services that are provided to
consumers directly over the Net. It sidesteps cable, telecast, and satellite tv. Some of the
most significant security issues affecting the OTT are being covered. Then the present
regulatory framework are being discussed and then concluded with the suggestions to
overcome the threats to Privacy And Data Protection Issues in OTT.
I. INTRODUCTION
Over the top (OTT) content providers are streaming media services that are provided to
consumers directly over the Net. It has also been utilized to refer to the no carrier cell phones,
where all communications are charged as data, avoiding monopolistic competition, or apps for
phones that transmit data in this way, including both those that replace other call methods and
those that update software. OTT sidesteps cable, telecast, and satellite tv portals, the businesses
that typically behave like a console or supplier of these materials. This phrase often is frequently
used to refer to SVoD (subscription-based video on demand) service which provide
accessibility to filmmaking & tv programs.The most common ways to access OTT services
include webpages access in desktops, applications on portable devices (such as cellphones and
tabs), streaming devices (including apple tv , chromecast etc.), or TVs with built-in Android Tv
interfaces. The right to privacy has come to be widely viewed as a core human right, and
under India's Constitution's Article 21, it has additionally been acknowledged as such. Privacy
rights are closely related to data protection, which has become incredibly difficult to maintain
in this contemporary, globally connected world. Nowadays OTT platforms cannot avoid taking
1 Author is a student at Hidayatullah National Law University Raipur, India.
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