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Do laws in India make it easy for Government to spy on its own citizens

Created by : Neelima Pandey, PR & Media Relations Manager, Group M  | 04 30 2010 13:41:30 +0000
Industry : Telecom/ISPFunctional Area : India(Markets)
Keywords : india government indian laws citizens spy
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This has been a moral debate in USA few years ago. I've attended many seminars on this and there has been no clear conclusion whether it is appropriate to do this or not. But many people think that Phone Tapping is a violation of basic citizen rights but it is a way to know before-hand about any criminal activities being planned on a certain country.

Phone Tapping by the Government need not be made much Fuss, since it does prevent lot of criminal acts on our soil as well as catch hold of traitors of the country. Atlast, what we all need is a safe and secure place, with honest leaders ruling us. So, why not use this medium of phone tapping to identify culprits and punish them?

An Honest person, who lives for the country, need not be afraid of phone tapping, as it is just an act of protection to the citizens. But, if you are a wrong-doer, yes, there is a lot of room to be scared of. This is what I feel and most of the intellects do agree to it. So users, do you think laws in India make it easy for Government to spy on its own citizens?

  
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yes, the indian laws do provide for phone tapping of suscipious citizens against whome there is prima facie evidence of indulging in currupt and nefarious activities endangering the national security. Unfortunately, these provisions are being put to abuse at the behest of some selfish potitical elements at the helm of affairs. In the present scenario of our democratic set up, phone tapping is an indespensable evil in the interest of justice and nation. Let there be sincere and honest approach in resorting to such a lethal weapon.
By Neelima Pandey, PR & Media Relations Manager, Group M  04 30 2010 13:41:30 +0000
 
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As in most cases we are experts at citing other nations. Let me assure the country that is mentioned has a good amount of record of almost every citizen is the first difference.

A person may be doing very well in your business or may be an expert in profession, may be thoroughly well informed about surroundings yet who knows such a person is a unique situation almost restricted to India-subcontinent alone. The gap between government and honest people is probably biggest in our country and this gap is filled by a class called touts. 

If the governance machinery is insulated from people and the only people they know are criminals or functionaries how do you expect any meaningful intelligence be ever possible to gather. 

So let us not put the entire blame on archaic laws which are revisited only if the reasons are too grave to overlook or can benefit someone in power.

Morality and Ethics are not subjects in isolation.
By Ravindra Sharma, Managing Consultant, CHEF-India  05 04 2010 06:50:13 +0000
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I think that is true not necessarily in India alone, but in every country. In ALL Cases, it is the local agent that pulls in the foriegn hand. There has to be some means of knowing what these potential insurgent agents are doing. This is to protect the interests of the citizens at large.
By V. Srinivas, Freelancer, Information Technology  | 05 30 2010 14:08:47 +0000
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all the laws made by indian govt are deliberate and provides more flexibility to be violated as and when wanted
By NILANJAN BHALCHANDRA NACHANKAR, LLB student, law college  | 05 12 2010 18:48:30 +0000
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yes govt.may use on opponents.
By ramamurtymanne , Freelancer, Freelancer  | 05 03 2010 06:15:09 +0000
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Laws created are rarely followed by governmnet , they do whatevr they want so there is no need for law to be made tp tap a phone, govt can do without a law as per theri whims and fancy
By Nikhil , Senior Manager, Insurance  | 05 03 2010 06:06:29 +0000
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true to some extent. but new laws should be made to spy vigilantly.


By puneet , Manager Admin  | 04 30 2010 17:45:11 +0000
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@ Mr. Prabhakar Rao.every work has its own secrecy and that should be understand by every one whom decision affects thousand of life ,so let take at least simple step to have a eagle eye on the through legal.
By HEMANT VERMA, Marketing and Branding, NAVNEET PUBLICATION INDIA LTD.  | 05 05 2010 12:12:08 +0000
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I don't think the current laws are lax that the Govt. can use the phone tapping on Opposition.

While phone tapping is very essential under the current day scenario of rampant terroristic threat and our own Diplomats getting compromised, we should also disallow the Govt. to use this as a tool against its political opponents.

Probably, what we need is a constitutionally constituted regulatory body, on the lines of N.C.C., N.W.C., N.H.R.C., etc., which would accord permission to to tap a person or a group, after satisfying itself of the need, prima facie and also monitor the tapping progress and would be able to revoke the permission once it is satisfied that no such need exists anymore.
By M. Prabhakar Rao, Author of "Mayhem Of The Miserables!", http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/52075  | 05 05 2010 11:55:09 +0000
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