{"id":264812,"date":"2023-10-17T19:30:54","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T14:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=264812"},"modified":"2023-10-17T19:31:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T14:01:58","slug":"house-asks-whats-up-govt-overriding-of-the-right-to-privacy-in-special-circumstances-needs-parliamentary-oversight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/house-asks-whats-up-govt-overriding-of-the-right-to-privacy-in-special-circumstances-needs-parliamentary-oversight\/","title":{"rendered":"House Asks What\u2019s Up- Govt overriding of the right to privacy in special circumstances needs parliamentary oversight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source:<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201cHouse Asks What\u2019s Up- Govt overriding of the right to privacy in special circumstances needs parliamentary oversight<\/strong>\u201d published in \u201cThe Times of India\u201d<\/strong> on 17th October 2023.<\/p>\n

Syllabus:<\/strong> GS3- Security- basics of cyber security<\/p>\n

News:<\/strong> The Indian government wants WhatsApp to identify creators of fake politician videos using the 2021 IT Rules. WhatsApp argues it’s a privacy issue. There are technical and privacy challenges. More oversight is needed. Parliament should check the government’s actions, like in other countries.<\/p>\n

What is the Indian government’s view on this issue?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Indian government wants to identify creators of fake politician videos on WhatsApp.<\/p>\n

They cite the IT Rules from 2021 as their legal basis.<\/p>\n

The government believes these deepfakes can undermine the electoral process.<\/p>\n

They argue that while the right to privacy is fundamental, reasonable restrictions can be placed, as noted by the Supreme Court in 2017.<\/p>\n

The state of Tripura, for instance, has already invoked these IT Rules.<\/p>\n

What is WhatsApp’s view on this issue?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

WhatsApp is against sharing information about the creators of fake politician videos.<\/p>\n

They challenge the constitutional validity of the IT Rules from 2021 that demand traceability of message originators.<\/p>\n

WhatsApp believes that these demands run counter to the right to privacy.<\/p>\n

The company argues that these provisions contradict established jurisprudence on privacy rights.<\/p>\n

They face the technical challenge of modifying the app to allow for traceability of the originator.<\/p>\n

What are the main concerns?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Technical Challenges:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Apps like WhatsApp would need modifications to trace message originators.<\/p>\n

Privacy Issues:<\/strong><\/p>\n

There’s potential for government invasions of individual privacy.<\/p>\n

Rules like the IT Rules 2021 could be misused for broad reasons, like “security of the state”.<\/p>\n

Oversight Concerns:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The IT Rules allow the executive branch to initiate traceability.<\/p>\n

More robust checks are needed, similar to practices in mature democracies, to prevent misuse of power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source: The post is based on the article \u201cHouse Asks What\u2019s Up- Govt overriding of the right to privacy in special circumstances needs parliamentary oversight\u201d published in \u201cThe Times of India\u201d on 17th October 2023. Syllabus: GS3- Security- basics of cyber security News: The Indian government wants WhatsApp to identify creators of fake politician videos… Continue reading House Asks What\u2019s Up- Govt overriding of the right to privacy in special circumstances needs parliamentary oversight<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[216,406,11074],"class_list":["post-264812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-3","tag-internal-security","tag-the-times-of-india","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":10,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698136506},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=264812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264812\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=264812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=264812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=264812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}