Book on Jurisprudence of Privacy, co-authored by Senior Partners RK Naroola and Udayan Mukerji, foreword by Justice M. Pratibha Singh (Judge, Delhi High Court).
‘The book on “Jurisprudence of Privacy” is a valiant attempt to trace the historical evolution of privacy in the context of jurisprudence from across the world. The book also conducts an in-depth analysis of the interface of privacy and defamation, the test of proportionality, privacy and the State, etc. The book also quotes diverse academic papers, judicial decisions and various other books ‘on the subject.
The authors have dealt with various dimensions of privacy including the data of privacy, protection of data and the challenges that the digital era poses to privacy. The discussion on the Data Protection bill in the context of the GDPR from the EU, as also the responsibilty of intermediaries is quite exhaustive. The balance between protection of data and the utilization of data is a vexed issue which has been dealt with. Exceptions o privacy have also been elaborated in detail, The delineation between physical privacy, family privacy, commercial privacy, communication privacy and the distinct approaches towards each of these faces of privacy shows a refreshing approach towards privacy.
The book would be a ready source for lawyers, law students, industry representatives, policy seekers and policy makers, governmental authorities and even to judges.
I wish the authors and publishers success in the publication of the book.
Justice Prathiba M. Singh