LAWFUL INTERCEPTION AND SURVEILLANCE IN TELECOM NETWORKS: BALANCING STATE SECURITY AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS
AUTHOR – RONAK PANWAR* & DR. ANUPRIYA YADAV**
* STUDENT AT AMITY LAW SCHOOL LUCKNOW, AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH LUCKNOW CAMPUS
** ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF LAW AT AMITY LAW SCHOOL LUCKNOW, AMITY UNIVERSITY UTTAR PRADESH LUCKNOW CAMPUS
BEST CITATION – RONAK PANWAR & DR. ANUPRIYA YADAV, LAWFUL INTERCEPTION AND SURVEILLANCE IN TELECOM NETWORKS: BALANCING STATE SECURITY AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 6 (4) OF 2026, PG. 270-280, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.
The boom in telecommunications network and other digital communication technologies has radically changed the way people, do business and are governed. The contemporary world is gradually becoming more reliant on mobile communication, web-based services, and electronic data transfer and telecommunications infrastructure has become an essential part of national security, economic progress, and social interconnectedness. But this technological development has put an additional burden on the law enforcement and intelligence agencies responsible in curbing crime, terrorism and threats to the peace and order. To counter such challenges, governments around the world have devised means to intercept and spy on communication in a legal way to keep track of suspicious activities in order to safeguard the national security of the countries.[1]
[1] Ian Brown & Douwe Korff, Digital Freedoms in International Law: Practical Steps to Protect Human Rights Online (Global Network Initiative 2012).