Telangana HC asks Google, Facebook to respond on NRI woman’s leaked photos

HYDERABAD: Dealing with a case where nude pictures of an NRI woman where being shared on social media, the Telangana High Court directed the Station House Officer of the Hyderabad cybercrime police to state the efforts made by him to remove these photos based on the victim’s complaint.

The Court also issued notices to Google, Twitter and Facebook to explain the safeguards in place to protect privacy of people.

Justice K Lakshman passed this order recently in a petition filed by the victim’s mother, seeking directions to remove the objectionable content from social media platforms and to free her daughter from this ordeal.