By now, you must have seen the horrifying videos of @hydcitypolice unlocking people’s phones and searching their chats for keywords like ‘ganja’ and ‘weed’.
We’ve assisted @digitaldutta in sending a legal notice to the #Hyderabad Police Commissioner. 1/n
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We’ve assisted @digitaldutta in sending a legal notice to the #Hyderabad Police Commissioner. 1/n
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News report videos by @TheSiasatDaily showed police officials in Hyderabad stopping pedestrians, motorcycle/autorickshaw drivers and riders. They appeared to be taking their phones and going through them. 2/n
https://twitter.com/digitaldutta/status/1453424478310920195
A police official confirmed this and said:
👉🏾 5 teams deployed
👉🏾 Police checking phones for keywords - ‘ganja’, ‘weed’ and ‘stuff’
👉🏾 Any phone with these words being sent to the police station
👉🏾 Checking for over a month from 6am to 2am everyday 3/n
thenewsminute.com/article/hydera…
👉🏾 5 teams deployed
👉🏾 Police checking phones for keywords - ‘ganja’, ‘weed’ and ‘stuff’
👉🏾 Any phone with these words being sent to the police station
👉🏾 Checking for over a month from 6am to 2am everyday 3/n
thenewsminute.com/article/hydera…
Dy. Commissioner (South) confirmed that he is aware of this. He claimed that the police weren't forcing anybody & people are co-operated without complaining.
But he added that refusal to hand-over phones could lead to imposition of legal provisions against such persons. 4/n
But he added that refusal to hand-over phones could lead to imposition of legal provisions against such persons. 4/n
This is illegal!!
Police has no power under the CrPC (or any other law) to stop ordinary citizens and “request” an unlock of mobile devices to search the devices for evidence of illegal activity.
Karnataka HC has held that searches of mobiles require a judicial warrant. 5/n
Police has no power under the CrPC (or any other law) to stop ordinary citizens and “request” an unlock of mobile devices to search the devices for evidence of illegal activity.
Karnataka HC has held that searches of mobiles require a judicial warrant. 5/n
.@digitaldutta, an independent researcher and expert on privacy-related issues, approached us to help draft a legal notice to the @hydcitypolice, highlighting these issues.
This legal notice was sent to the Police Commissioner of Hyderabad Police today. 6/n
This legal notice was sent to the Police Commissioner of Hyderabad Police today. 6/n
We’ve demanded that the @hydcitypolice Commissioner:
➡️ immediately ensure the cessation of this activity;
take cognisance of such actions
➡️ initiate appropriate proceedings against the concerned police officials
We hope for positive action, and will keep you updated. 7/n
➡️ immediately ensure the cessation of this activity;
take cognisance of such actions
➡️ initiate appropriate proceedings against the concerned police officials
We hope for positive action, and will keep you updated. 7/n
We will also continue to raise our voices and #SaveOurPrivacy!
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