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Technology enables rights expansion (e.g., digital access to services, online grievance redressal) but also poses challenges like digital divide, surveillance risks, and algorithmic bias, requiring constitutional safeguards based on principles of ______, accountability, and non-discrimination.
- profit
- transparency
- secrecy
- centralization
Answer: transparency
Technology-rights interface: (a) Enablers: (i) Digital service delivery (UMANG, DigiLocker) improves access to entitlements, (ii) Online grievance mechanisms (CPGRAMS) enhance accountability, (iii) Data-driven governance enables targeted welfare, (b) Challenges: (i) Digital divide excludes elderly, rural, disabled populations, (ii) Surveillance risks (Aadhaar, facial recognition) threaten privacy, (iii) Algorithmic bias may perpetuate discrimination, (iv) Data breaches compromise security, (c) Constitutional safeguards: (i) Transparency: Clear rules on data collection/use, public oversight, (ii) Accountability: Redressal mechanisms, liability for harms, (iii) Non-discrimination: Inclusive design, accessibility standards, bias audits, (d) DPDP Act, 2023: Framework for balancing innovation with rights protection. Illustrates adaptive constitutionalism: applying enduring values (privacy, equality, dignity) to emerging technological contexts.