<p class="title">Former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has accused the government of misusing data collected from passengers by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and putting on hold its disinvestment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Saying that it was a "threat to privacy", Trivedi said in Lok Sabha on Monday that this matter should be taken up urgently.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Indian Railways has the biggest database in the world. And the government wants to tap the data that platform has collected. Privacy of Indian citizens must be protected. It is a threat to privacy as this data can be misused and manipulated," he told PTI.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He further said that this is the first instance of privatisation of citizen data by a government department, leaving data scientists and public concerned.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This is a matter of grave importance and I urge the government to look into the matter as it is a threat to the right to privacy and leads to data manipulation," said Trivedi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">IRCTC is one of the biggest e-commerce sites in the world. The Railway Ministry is working on a revamp plan before selling shares of IRCTC.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It is a known fact that IRCTC database was leaked and the information of around one crore people was feared stolen, Trivedi alleged.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I hope that the Supreme Court is also looking into the matter as the Aadhaar issue is still at the hearing stage," said Trivedi. </p>
<p class="title">Former Railway Minister Dinesh Trivedi has accused the government of misusing data collected from passengers by Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) and putting on hold its disinvestment.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Saying that it was a "threat to privacy", Trivedi said in Lok Sabha on Monday that this matter should be taken up urgently.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Indian Railways has the biggest database in the world. And the government wants to tap the data that platform has collected. Privacy of Indian citizens must be protected. It is a threat to privacy as this data can be misused and manipulated," he told PTI.</p>.<p class="bodytext">He further said that this is the first instance of privatisation of citizen data by a government department, leaving data scientists and public concerned.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"This is a matter of grave importance and I urge the government to look into the matter as it is a threat to the right to privacy and leads to data manipulation," said Trivedi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">IRCTC is one of the biggest e-commerce sites in the world. The Railway Ministry is working on a revamp plan before selling shares of IRCTC.</p>.<p class="bodytext">It is a known fact that IRCTC database was leaked and the information of around one crore people was feared stolen, Trivedi alleged.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I hope that the Supreme Court is also looking into the matter as the Aadhaar issue is still at the hearing stage," said Trivedi. </p>