5 Apr 2026
Supreme Court delivers landmark verdict on right to digital privacy
UPSC
Polity
Constitution
Summary
A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court reaffirmed that the right to digital privacy flows from Article 21, and laid down a three-fold proportionality test for state surveillance: legitimate aim, suitability, necessity.
Why it matters
UPSC GS-2 (polity, governance) and Constitution. Compare with K.S. Puttaswamy (2017). Likely Mains questions on data protection, Aadhaar, surveillance reforms.