This power will further be strengthened in the proposed revision of the IT Act," says cyber law expert Pavan Duggal.
Meanwhile, Privacy International, a global watchdog of privacy rights, had also reported that "India's Intelligence Bureau...have developed an e-mail interception tool similar to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Carnivore system, which it claims to use in anti-terrorist investigations."
The concept of privacy laws itself is a novelty in India, except for the Article 21 of the Indian Constitution which guarantees some semblance of privacy rights.
Even this legal protection is non enforceable, contends Privacy International. "The only protest came from People Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) when it filed a PIL in 1996 challenging the excessive powers of the state to spy on the citizens.
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