Explained: Telangana police accuse T-Wallet vendors of withholding sensitive data. Who owns public data?

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This article examines a dispute over T-Wallet, the Telangana state wallet platform, and the former vendor that managed it. Telangana police accuse the vendor of withholding sensitive customer KYC and wallet data for nearly 16 lakh users during a vendor transition. The company says RBI rules prevent it from transferring data and funds without customer consent or legal protection. The case raises questions about ownership, control, and transfer of public digital data when a government platform relies on a private software vendor.

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