Context :
DoT
proposes fee, penalty waiver under new telecommunication bill / Business Standard / 22 Sept 2022
Dear Shri Vaishnawji,
I welcome the exemption granted to :
‘press messages that are intended to be published in India’ of correspondents
accredited to the central or state
government from interception."
And the provision of over-riding this exemption to carry out " State Surveillance
" , when it is a question of :
“The exemption will not be granted in
case of :
#
any public emergency or
#
in the interest of public safety,
#
sovereignty , integrity or security of India,
#
friendly relations with foreign states ,
#
public order, or
#
to prevent incitement to an offence,” ………….the draft said.
In such cases
“,
#
any message or class of messages,
# to or from any person
or class of persons ,
#
or relating to any particular subject,
# brought for transmission by, or transmitted or received by, any
telecommunication
services, or
- shall not be transmitted, or shall be intercepted or detained, or disclosed to the
authorized
officer "
In simple English language :
" Under certain circumstances, Government retains its right to carry out
surveillance
of persons ( Indian Citizen ) - by AUTHORIZED officer "
I agree with you that right to " Freedom of Expression " cannot be absolute. It has
to be viewed / interpreted in the context of " National / Societal safety and
security
"
On other hand, I hope you will agree that a citizen has a right to privacy -
especially in respect of messages exchanged with friends-colleagues-contacts-
business associates etc. - all of which, nowadays ,
use telecom or internet
In order to " balance " these needs ( of an individual and of the State ), I urge
you to consider my following suggestion , earlier sent as email
:
Ø Who
watches the Watchmen ?................[ 12 Jan 2019 ]
with regards,
hemen parekh
hcp@RecruitGuru.com /
22 Sept 2022
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