New Delhi, March 5 -- Starting April next year, when the new income tax law comes into force, the income tax officials could have the authority to access your social media accounts and email id.

The New Income Tax Bill's clause 247 states that income tax officer will have the power to gain access by overriding the access code to any said computer system, or virtual digital space, where the access code thereof is not available.

The clause states that the tax officials will have the authority to break open the lock of any door, box, locker, safe, almirah or other receptacle for exercising the powers conferred by clause (i) to enter and search any building, place etc where the keys thereof or the access to such building, place, etc is not ...