Voices on Law

  INTRODUCTION The term ‘Privacy’ has a multi-faced connotation and is much complex a problem to be reduced to a single essence. Privacy is the right to be let alone, the right to be free from unwarranted public intervention. [1] The concept of privacy was inextricably linked with that of house or property sanctity in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. [2] The Right to Privacy has received considerable attention recently, since it is being considered as an important component of the fundamental right of 'right to life and personal liberty' under Article 21 of the Constitution, together with the freedoms granted by Part III. There has almost been an evolution of the subject as a result of various landmark decisions made over time by the Indian Judiciary. However, since fundamental rights are not absolute in nature [3] , it is necessary to understand that the infringement of Right to Privacy is justified by a compelling state interest [4] . Any topic of publi...

  ABSTRACT As society is advancing and progressing towards the advancement of technology, we are dwelling upon different kinds of new technologies. With the coming of new technologies, there have been various concerns about the usage of these technologies in accordance with the laws of the land, the misuse of these technologies and its attempt by law to check such kind of arbitrary use. In this era of surveillance, there are many issues concerning privacy because of the technology that we use. The Indian Government has laid down the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, especially in the backdrop of recent controversies that have erupted concerning OTT platforms to check the arbitrary use of cyber technology and establish a mechanism to deal with the cyber issues. The OTT platforms were not covered under the old legislation. The amended rule includes both social media platforms and OTT platforms under the ambit of the Ministry...