Cyber Imposter created fake profile of President of India

Introduction The Social Networking Sites have become popular especially among the younger generation and most of the net users have their profiles in many popular networking sites among them the Face Book is the most popular and the largest social networking website. There is hardly any net savvy person in this world that does not [...]

Prying eyes on privacy through peeping toms

In an age of modern & revolutionized communication electronic equipments, the privacy of an individual is under siege. The video surveillance equipment has become smaller, more portable, more easily concealed and more accessible to the general public; its clandestine application has contributed to today’s cultural fascination with voyeurism. This advance video surveillance equipment has had [...]

Ghaziabad Changing Room Incident Shines Spotlight On Video Voyeurism

The arrest of famous store room owner at Ghaziabad for allegedly planting secret camera to make clippings of the female customer while using the trial room has shown adverse impact upon our concept of privacy. The peeping cameras are becoming technologically advanced, tiny and easily available at cheaper prices. They can be planted secretly with [...]

Hi-Tech Peeping Toms- A Man with Tiny Digicam had ‘wrong click’

NEERAJ AARORA, AICWA, LLB, PGD (Cyber Law), CFE (USA)  A new phenomenon of video voyeurism also known as “cyber peeping” has emerged in recent times where images of private area of an individual are captured without his knowledge and then transmitted widely without his consent thus violating privacy rights. Video Voyeurism is the act [...]

“Every man’s house is his castle: Right to privacy and Information Technology (Amendment) Bill, 2006

NEERAJ AARORA, AICWA, LLB, PGD (Cyber Law), CFE (USA) Privacy is a fundamental human right that has become one of the most important rights of the modern age. The right to privacy and the power of the State to encroach upon such right have been the subject of debate in almost every democratic country where [...]