India’s top court will examine whether the government’s move to allow the interception and monitoring of information -- such as WhatsApp and Facebook messages -- on any computer infringes on the privacy of citizens in the world’s largest democracy.
A three-judge bench of India’s Supreme Court sought the government’s response to petitions filed by activists and an internet rights group. They are challenging a December directive they describe as a surveillance scheme. Headed by its chief justice, Ranjan Gogoi, the court said Monday it will consider requests to temporarily put on hold the government’s decision.
