喀拉拉邦高等法院支持政府使用WhessApp讯息提供选举相关信息, 称其为合法公共通讯。 Kerala High Court upholds state’s use of WhatsApp messages for election-related info, calling them lawful public communications.

喀拉拉高等法院驳回了一项请愿, 质疑州政府在2026年国会选举前, 向雇员及公民批量使用WhesApp讯息, The Kerala High Court dismissed a petition challenging the state government’s use of bulk WhatsApp messages to employees and citizens ahead of the 2026 assembly elections. Bechu Kurian Thomas法官于2026年3月10日作出裁定, 表示该讯息的重点是物价和房租补贴等福利, Ruling on March 10, 2026, Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas stated the messages—focused on benefits like dearness and house rent allowances—were legitimate government communications, not political campaigning. 法院没有从SPARK门户网站上发现侵犯隐私或滥用个人数据的证据,结论是信息服务于公共福利,没有违反《数字个人数据保护法》或第21条。 The court found no evidence of privacy violations or misuse of personal data from the SPARK portal, concluding the messages served public welfare and did not breach the Digital Personal Data Protection Act or Article 21. 该决定允许国家为了信息目的继续发出这种信息。 The decision allows the state to continue such messaging for informational purposes.