Is India Turning Into A Surveillance Society?
A recent request by Perry4Law to the Government of India, including Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, for reformulating Cyber Law of India has once again raised a very pertinent question. Is India turning into a “Surveillance Society”? Surveillance, including e-surveillance, is a must for the security and safety of a nation. However, the same must be kept within the limits so that there is no Privacy Violation of the Citizens. Cyber Terrorism in India has necessitated surveillance and e-surveillance in India. There must be adequate mechanisms to tackle terrorism in India. With the ever increasing use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) by terrorist for giving effect to their nefarious activities, it becomes essential to adopt “techno-legal measures” to tackle the same. This is more so when the insecure wireless networks are abused by them for terrorism and cyber terrorism purposes. “Terrorism and Cyber Terrorism has become intertwined and we need Techno-Legal Solutions t
