In no particular order, here are MediaNama’s top 10 stories of the week ended 24th June 2018 MediaNama would like to thank its sponsors: E2E, for their support. Bombay HC: CCTV in private property without residents' consent illegal The Bombay High Court ruled that installing CCTV cameras outside an apartment without consent from the flat’s resident is illegal, Live Law reports. The judge, Justice SJ Kathawalla, agreed with the plaintiffs’ argument that their privacy was being violated. “In my view, since admittedly Plaintiffs 2 to 5 are residing in [flats in a floor where the defendant does not live], no one has a right to invade their privacy,” Kathawalla said in the order. Read it here Andhra Pradesh govt website exposed medical purchase data of hundreds An unsecured website of Andhra Pradesh government exposed the names and numbers of every person who purchased medicines from a government-run store, reported HuffPost India. The purchases include sensitive details about purchases of Suhagra 50, a generic version of Viagra (which is used to treat erectile dysfunction), making the privacy of this data paramount. A dashboard on the Anna Sanjivini website allowed anyone with internet access details including the names and phone numbers of every person who purchased medicines from every single such store. Read it here SC refuses to grant urgent hearing on Centre's social media snooping project The Supreme Court has refused to grant an urgent hearing to West Bengal legislator Mahua Moitra had filed a petition challenging the Centre’s move to set…
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