Data Privacy and Land Records
Finding the Right
Balance
Why This Matters
Land is one of the most valuable assets in India. In recent
years, many states have started putting land records online to make
buying and selling property easier and more transparent.
That’s great for transparency — but it also raises an
important question:
How do we protect people’s privacy when anyone can see their property
details online?
The Transparency Side
Making land records public has clear benefits:
Programs like the Digital India Land Records
Modernization Programme (DILRMP) have digitized millions of land records.
But as these records go online, sensitive personal details—like the
owner’s name, address, and transaction history—are also being exposed.
The Privacy
Problem
This is where the issue starts.
While open data builds trust, it can also lead to:
With the Digital Personal Data Protection Act (DPDPA)
2023, India now has stricter rules about how personal data should be
collected and shared. That means the current “fully open” system for land
records might need a rethink.
⚖️ Finding the Balance
The goal should be to keep land records transparent,
but protect personal privacy.
Here’s how that can happen:
How LegalTech Can
Help
we see this as an opportunity.
LegalTech can create tools that:
By combining technology and legal insight, we can make
India’s land data system both transparent and secure.
The Bottom Line
Transparency builds trust.
Privacy builds safety.
The future of India’s digital land ecosystem depends on balancing
both.
As we move toward smarter property systems, let’s focus not just on open
data — but on responsible data.
