Shiv Sena leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Wednesday slammed the government saying that the new IT rules instead of seeking accountability have chosen to control social media platforms by bypassing all privacy norms of individuals, violating the .
WhatsApp has sued the government over new digital rules that it says violate user privacy and the fundamental right to freedom of speech. It argues strongly against breaking end-to-end encryption and tracing the "first originator" of information.
WhatsApp, in its plea, has invoked the 2017 Justice KS Puttaswamy vs Union of India case. According to WhatsApp, the traceability provision is against the fundamental Right to Privacy and is unconstitutional. It is asserting that traceability is contradictory to the concept of end-to-end encryption that inhibits others from finding out about the sender’s identity.
New IT Rules Fail On International Standards
If enforced and maintained in their current form, these rules will govern the big tech companies at the expense of the freedom of expression in the world s largest democracy.
Kumar Kartikeya 26 May 2021, Last Updated at 4:00 pm Kumar Kartikeya 2021-05-26T15:49:34+05:30 New IT Rules Fail On International Standards outlookindia.com 2021-05-26T16:00:16+05:30
According to the newly published study by Freedom House, a non-profit organisation that measures the Freedom index of various countries, India has downgraded to a ‘partly free’ nation from a ‘free’ nation. Over the last few years, India has seen a gradual but steady erosion of civil rights and freedom of speech. The silencing of voices by detaining or arresting dissenters, teachers, scholars, protesters, and journalists is an extremely worrying tactic practiced by the current government. The controversial imprisonment of a 22-