Claims on Privacy: An Essay
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"Claims on Privacy" is an essay justifying the categorization of privacy as a generic natural right like the right to life and liberty. An inextricable link has been drawn between dignity and privacy in the essay through the life story of a fictional character XYZ as no contour can really be drawn to an abstract right in a system which can't be tailor-made. Various articles published by the author on his blog privacy(dot)ankurmutreja(dot)com have also been added as appendices.
The author is a privacy exponent. This essay is his sincere attempt to educate himself about privacy, which is a right less understood. He makes no claims to educate others. If the readers get entertained, the author would accept it gracefully as an accidental gain.
Ankur Mutreja
Ankur Mutreja is an advocate by profession and a writer by choice. He published his first book in the year 2015 entitled "Writings @ Ankur Mutreja" as a non-professional endeavour mainly comprising short essays. Soon he realized the book needed to be drawn into easily presentable forms for the less involved audience; so, he derived three more books from the same entitled "Sparks", "Flare", and "Light". These were his introduction to the world as a writer/essayist. But, of course, a writer is a thinker first, and a good thinker doesn't think in genres. Ankur Mutreja has not set up any countours to his writings. He just thinks and expresses. So, he pens poems while wriitng travelogues, as in "Kerala Hugged"; incorporates fiction in essays, as in "Claims on Privacy"; and amalgamate satire, critique, and philosophy, as in "Anti-National Humanist". But that shouldn't stop him from writing poetry and prose. So, do enjoy his book of poems entitled "Nine Poems" and the fairy tale of his love with nature in the travelogue-cum-romcom entitled "Annapurna Circuit Trek".
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Claims on Privacy - Ankur Mutreja
Claims on Privacy: An Essay
-- Ankur Mutreja (Author and Publisher)
(http://ankurmutreja.com)
Copyright © 2017-2018 Ankur Mutreja
ISBN 9789353000295
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Other Titles by the Author
Annapurna Circuit Trek: Fairy Tale of Love with Nature
Kerala Hugged, a Travelogue
Anti-National Humanist
Nine Poems Series
Flare: Opinions
Sparks: Satire and Reviews
Light: Philosophy
Writings @ Ankur Mutreja
Table of Contents
Introduction
Dignity to Privacy
Justification for Privacy as a Generic Right
Contour of Privacy: The Life Story of XYZ
Appendix 1: Privacy and Property: An Inextricable Link
Appendix 2: Privacy Infringement through Automated Data Processing
Appendix 3: No Privacy Infringement in Spamming but…
Appendix 4: Privacy and Sting Operations
Appendix 5: Nine Point Privacy Principles
Appendix 6: Surveillance in a Totalitarian State never Stops
Footnotes
(Do have a look at my other book Annapurna Circuit Trek: Fairy Tale of Love with Nature)
Introduction
The recent Supreme Court of India's judgment on privacy¹ has made at least one thing clear: No more questions can be raised about the existence of right to privacy. Not only has it been declared a fundamental right under article 21 of the Indian Constitution (read with other articles) but also a natural right pre-dating the formation of any kind of State; monarchy, theocracy, democracy, or whatever else; for the Supreme Court has gone ahead and overtly overruled ADM Jabalpur², in which the right to life and personal liberty under article 21 of the Indian Constitution was held to be suspended during Emergency by the order of the executive through the President of India. In other words, whatever the circumstances, no elite minority can now become the self-appointed guardian of life and liberty (including privacy) of the people loosening and tightening the noose as per their wish in pursuance of their strategy of carrot and stick. The only way to suspend or curb this right now is by fighting an election, entering the parliament, influencing at least half the members therein, and getting a law passed, which is indeed a long-winded process. But, of course, these parliamentarians often make appearances as a class of crooks, which can sell its soul for pennies; so, they can as well pass bad laws; therefore, the judiciary will check the validity of the law passed by the parliament and also check if some Tughlaq type has not ensured the murder of all small fishes to satisfy his childhood fantasy of fighting crocodiles; in other words, the Supreme Court or a High Court shall check the proportionality of the measure/s adopted for suspending or curbing people's rights against the gain/s to be made by adopting such measure/s.
However, the above still doesn't satisfy the poor man whose even dreams are not his own. What does he care for privacy! But he does care; else, he wouldn't like/share the Jangal Mein Mangal YouTube videos. His motivation in liking/sharing these videos seems to be upholding the sanctity of institution of marriage. He considers the institution of marriage the only zone of privacy for a sexual activity. In the process, he doesn't give a hoot for the privacy of others who appear in these videos. His concept of privacy has originated from his religion; he still thinks Manu Smriti or Hadith to be the constitution governing India. But, of course, he has to be told India is now a democracy governed by the Constitution of India, in which his dreams are his own; he just needs to try a bit harder.
My aim in writing this essay is not to educate that poor man who shares Jangal Mein Mangal videos on YouTube. I will leave that job to the politicians -- though I wonder how qualified and sincere they are. In this essay, I am rather trying to educate myself because frankly speaking I am in doubt about the true contour of privacy. In the process, if the readers get educated, it would be an accidental gain. Part of the job has already been done on my blog: ForPrivacy (http://privacy.ankurmutreja.com), the relevant posts wherefrom are shared verbatim as appendices to this essay, but with a caveat they are anterior and, in case of any