Your right to privacy is a recognised Fundamental Right, and a growing body of law — the IT Act, the new data protection law, and updated criminal codes — gives you real tools against cyber fraud, data misuse, and online harassment.
The Supreme Court's Puttaswamy ruling (2017) unanimously held that privacy is intrinsic to the Right to Life under Article 21.
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act gives you the right to know what data a company holds about you, correct it, and request erasure in many cases.
The National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal covers everything from financial fraud to harassment, with a fast-track for time-critical financial fraud.
Sharing intimate images or deepfakes without consent is a criminal offence, and platforms must act quickly on valid takedown requests.
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Every minute matters — reporting speed directly affects whether the money can be recovered.
Banks and payment systems can sometimes freeze or reverse a fraudulent transfer if reported within a golden window, coordinated through the Citizen Financial Cyber Fraud Reporting system.
Call immediately — speed determines recovery chances.
Stalking, doxxing, or non-consensual intimate imagery.
Covered by BNS provisions (stalking, defamation, insult to modesty), IT Act Sec. 66E (privacy violation) and Sec. 67/67A (obscene/sexually explicit content). Platforms are required under the IT Rules, 2021 to act on valid complaints, including a fast-track for non-consensual intimate imagery.
Your data rights are now backed by a dedicated law, not just a company's privacy policy.
The DPDP Act, 2023 gives you the right to access, correct, and request erasure of your personal data held by a company ('Data Fiduciary'), and requires a Grievance Officer to handle such requests within a defined timeframe.
Prevention and device recovery both have dedicated national tools.
Block a lost phone, report fraud calls/SMS.
Right to privacy recognised as a Fundamental Right.
Your rights over personal data held by companies — access, correction, erasure.
Privacy violation and obscene/sexual content offences.
Platform obligations for grievance redressal and content takedowns.
The precedents behind the plain-language explanations above.
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