3 Matching Annotations
- Sep 2017
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supremecourtofindia.nic.in supremecourtofindia.nic.in
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State does have a legitimate interest when it monitors the web to secure the nation against cyber attacks and the activities of terrorists.
Legitimate state interest
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Apart from national security, the state may have justifiable reasons for the collection and storage of data. In a social welfare state, the government embarks upon programmes which provide benefits to impoverished and marginalised sections of society. There is a vital state interest in ensuring that scarce public resources are not dissipated by the diversion of resources to persons whodo not qualify as recipients
Limits on privacy, national security and public good
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narrow tailoring of the regulation to meet the needs of a compelling interest
Narrow tailoring + compelling interest test
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