It’s a ‘Sorry’ from Zuckerberg, finally! In an interview with CNN, the Facebook founder admitted that the social media networking platform may have grossly erred by its failure to protect personal data of its millions of subscribers. Facing fire for the massive data breach involving British data analytics firm Cambridge Analytica, Zuckerberg says Facebook doesn’t have the right to serve its loyal customers anymore.But the controversy doesn’t seems to end there. The Modi government has intensified its attack against the Congress for the party’s alleged links with Cambridge, something which the main opposition party continues to deny.IT and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad slammed the Congress, accusing it of hiring Cambridge for its social media campaigns, even as party president Rahul Gandhi hit back, accusing the BJP of trying to frame his party. The Congress also charges Team Modi of using the Facebook fiasco to divert public attention from the massacre of 39 Indians in the Iraqi town of Mossul.The big political stand-off apart, the data breach at the world’s most popular networking platform raises some serious questions over privacy and data safety. At a time when Supreme Court is examining the constitutional validity of Aadhaar, the Facebook episode is sure to put the pressure on the government to ensure that data security gets top billing.It will also make the clamour for a greater scrutiny of social media platforms louder. The mega data breach at Facebook and what it means to privacy laws in India, That’s our topic of discussion on the India Development Debate tonight.Anyone can put any claim on website, but it needs to be validated. Validation for the Congress came during Gujarat elections , when details about Cambridge Analytica first emerged. Now the Congress is trying to distance itself from the company. The government is coming out with a strong data protection law. The consultation process is already on.Ravi Shankar Prasad has conceded a self-goal. The BJP stands ashamed of lying in broad daylight. We have nothing to do with Cambridge Analytica. We have to look at the role of Facebook. PM Narendra Modi went to the company’s headquarters and hugged Mark Zuckerberg. Let us not take Zuckerberg at face value.On the privacy side, we want to make sure we have a world where we have complete control of our data. Data protection law will make sure that no data can be used without the knowledge of the procurer. We need a new set of laws and a strong infrastructure. This is the right opportunity to create a new law.India is a minefield of data. You can actually profile people on when they wake up, when they sleep. Ad is a just small part. The content shown to me is used to manipulate how I think. The BJP and the Congress don’t realise that Cambridge Analytica has not broken any law, apart from using the 50 million user details in the US.It is not about how they used the data, but how they are going to use it. It is really easy to use big data analysis to send personalised messages. It creates mass polarisation. You are targeting people to change the way they think and that will have a negative impact on our democracy. The only recourse I see is data disarmament.