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Indian Approach to Privacy in Cyberspace

Authors:
M. Tariq Banday
Farooq Ahmad Mir

Keywords: Privacy; Interception; Monitoring; Privacy & Security; IT ACT 2008; Judicial Approach to Privacy

Abstract:
Privacy as a right has genesis in the technology of printing and photography. This technology was viewed as impinging confidentiality of individual. Privacy right has been expanded over the years to enfold its other aspects and has been made actionable against an individual under law of Torts and redress-able against State under Constitutional Law for violating autonomy of an individual. Digital Technology has privacy issues. These issues cannot be addressed by applying traditional principles. Furthermore, Information Technology Act (IT Act) in India has been amended in the year 2008 which has given enormous powers to the Centre and State Governments to invade privacy. This paper makes an attempt to raise privacy issues pertinent to cyberspace, examines Indian judicial approach to constitutional right to privacy and evaluates technological approach to privacy.

Pages: 1 to 6

Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012

Publication date: January 30, 2012

Published in: conference

ISBN: 978-1-61208-182-3

Location: Valencia, Spain

Dates: from January 30, 2012 to February 4, 2012