Despite section 66A being struck down by the Supreme Court, India is reintroducing it in its proposals for a cybersecurity convention at the United Nations
The Court allowed the intervention application of the Internet Freedom Foundation who argued that internet shutdowns deprive citizens of their fundamental rights.
The petitioner says that the Rules are not only ambiguous but also "seek to undermine end to end encryption which is a subset of the fundamental right to privacy."
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