'Polling stn clips may breach voters' privacy'
New Delhi, June 23 -- The Election Commission of India has revised its rules for accessibility of video footage recorded during polls, saying that such footage cannot be viewed by anyone except a court hearing an election petition as it could breach privacy of voters and raise security concerns. Sharing the footage - recorded through CCTVS, webcast or videography - would enable easy identification of electors by any group or individual, and would leave them vulnerable to "pressure, discrimination, and intimidation by anti-social elements", officials familiar with the matter said citing the EC's communication. P4...
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