Eschewing the set of all freedoms, the concept of liberty sits at the soul of a democratic structure. Associated with varying connotations in different jurisdictions, Article 21 of Indian Constitution qualifies its enjoyment with the term ‘personal’ unlike its U.S. counterpart; probably the reason for reluctance of Indian Courts to recognize privacy as an essential ingredient of personal liberty for a long time.1 Indian Jurisprudence is now settled on the issue of privacy and its safeguards in the modern era2 , it is nevertheless bound to face a resilient challenge while extending the guarantee in online sphere.

Keywords : Right to Privacy, ICT, Technology, IT Act.