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SC notice on plea seeking guidelines on search, seizure of digital devices
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SC notice on plea seeking guidelines on search, seizure of digital devices

[ad_1] The Supreme Court issued a notice to the Centre on the petition filed by a group of journalists. The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre on the petition filed by a group of journalists seeking guidelines on the search and seizure of digital devices. The Court also tagged the petition with other similar matters. The direction was passed by a bench of justices KM Joseph and Hrishikesh Roy. The court was hearing a plea filed by Foundation For Media Professionals through Advocate Rahul Narayan. In the petition, the journalist association has raised the issues like today, digital devices, especially personal devices such as mobile phones and laptops, contain more sensitive personal data about individuals than any physical space, such as a house or a vault ...