Indian Polity · Polity

Assertion (A): A bank employee who inadvertently shares a customer's confidential financial data with a third-party marketing agency without explicit consent can be held liable under the 'Unfair Trade Practice' category of the Consumer Protection Act 2019. Reasoning (R): The 2019 Act expanded the definition of Unfair Trade Practice to include the disclosure of personal information given in confidence by a consumer to any other person, unless such disclosure is made in accordance with the provisions of any law for the time being in force.