Neutral Citation Number: 2023:DHC:2806
communications or control the use of information
which is communicated to third parties;
(iv) proprietary privacy which is reflected by the
interest of a person in utilising property as a means to
shield facts, things or information from others;
(v) intellectual privacy which is reflected as an
individual interest in the privacy of thought and mind
and the development of opinions and beliefs;
(vi) decisional privacy reflected by an ability to make
intimate decisions primarily consisting one's sexual or
procreative nature and decisions in respect of intimate
relations;
(vii) associational privacy which is reflected in the
ability of the individual to choose who she wishes to
interact with;
(viii) behavioural privacy which recognises the privacy
interests of a person even while conducting publicly
visible activities. Behavioural privacy postulates that
even when access is granted to others, the individual is
entitled to control the extent of access and preserve to
herself a measure of freedom from unwanted intrusion;
and
(ix) informational privacy which reflects an interest in
preventing information about the self from being
disseminated and controlling the extent of access to
information.‖
42.
An individual’s right to exercise control over their personal data has
also been recognised by the Supreme Court in K.S. Puttaswamy v. Union of
India (supra). It was observed therein that while it is not an absolute right,
this right to exercise control over personal data would also encompass an
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Digitally Signed
By:SHAZAAD ZAKIR
Signing Date:26.04.2023
17:19:50
W.P.(CRL) 1505/2021
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