a global village. It is connected by digital technology. The principles applicable to a chat in a home can be applied to what takes place in an encrypted virtual platform that has restricted access. Such an approach alone will be in consonance with liberal democratic traditions. We are yet to enter into the worlds envisaged by Aldous Huxley in “Brave New World” and George Orwell in “1984”. What the respondent proposes amounts to thought-policing. 12.The concept of privacy is now a recognized fundamental right [AIR 2017 SC 4161 (Justice K.Puttaswamy (Retd.) vs. Union of India)]. Not only individuals but even groups have privacy rights. Time has come to recognize the concept of “group privacy”. So long as the activities of a group do not fall foul of law, their privacy must be respected. If the members of a WhatsApp group share child pornographic content, it is a crime and a punishable activity. If the members conspire to commit any unlawful act, then again, the regulatory framework will step in. But when the members of a WhatsApp group are merely discussing among them, matters of common interest, that cannot be a target of attack. The members of the WhatsApp group formed by the petitioner felt aggrieved by some of the actions of the respondent Bank. The petitioner expressed his views. Of course, the manner of expression cannot be said to be in 9/16