India: Lawsuit challenging enforcement agencies's use of technologies such as Google Maps to track location of defendants in criminal proceedings
Progress
Current status
in force
08 Jul 2024 in force
Scope
Implementers
India
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
supreme court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Issued Supreme Court ruling in case challenging enforcement agencies's use of technologies such as Google Maps to track location of defendants in criminal proceedings
On 8 July 2024, the Supreme Court of India issued its ruling in a case challenging enforcement agencies's use of technologies such as Google Maps to track the location of defendants in criminal proceedings. In the case Frank Vitus v Narcotics Contro…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
supreme court