Ola founder criticizes India's data export as "techno-colonialism", advocating for domestic tech investment and data sovereignty.

Ola founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal calls the export of India's data to global data centers, where it is processed and sold back to India, "techno-colonialism." This practice, he argues, benefits foreign tech giants and is akin to historical exploitation of Indian resources. India, which generates 20% of the world's digital data, should invest in domestic technology and platforms to promote data sovereignty and protect data creators' rights, Aggarwal believes.

July 07, 2024
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