Microsoft CEO bats for global regulation on data privacy

NEW D ELHI: Describing privacy as a human right, Microsoft CEO Sa tya Nadella on Tuesday said he is hoping f or a global regulation on safety and privacy of da ta tha t would make sur e tha t tec h products and services a re safe to use.

In a virtual interactive session with Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao in BioAsia 2021, Nadella said the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe accelerated digital transformation.

"So I look forward to a world where we do have, just after all we have food safety laws we have drug safety laws, there will be similarly I think rules and regulations (on data). Hopefully there is a global norm around," he said replying to query on whether the security and privacy concer ns can be regulated.

"One thing that I would hope for is that we don't fragment.We are able to whether on privacy or