Govt plan to store data in the country: What does it mean for privacy protection?

A new law is in development that will ensure that social media and other virtual data of Bangladeshi nationals are kept in servers located inside the country, informs Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State minister of ICT -- generating concerns over stricter surveillance.

A new law is in development that will ensure that social media and other virtual data of Bangladeshi nationals are kept in servers located inside the country, informs Zunaid Ahmed Palak, State minister of ICT -- generating concerns over stricter surveillance.

What does data being stored inside the country mean? How will it affect users' right to privacy?

In Straight from Star Newsroom, Farhana Ahmed discusses the right to privacy and the possible new law with The Daily Star reporter Zyma Islam.