Deepfakes and Privacy: Legal Challenges and Policy Responses in the Age of Synthetic Media

Deepfakes have changed the way we think about privacy. But are our laws prepared for what comes next?

This book explores the intersection of synthetic media and the right to privacy, focusing on how deepfake technology challenges established legal concepts, disrupts individual autonomy, and creates new risks in both personal and public life. What began as a novelty has now become a serious concern, enabling impersonation, reputational harm, and the spread of misinformation at a scale never seen before.

Deepfakes and Privacy traces the evolution of privacy from its philosophical roots to its recognition under Indian constitutional law. It critically examines the limitations of existing legal frameworks in addressing synthetic content and provides a comparative analysis of international regulatory models. Through this lens, the book considers how India can build a focused and rights-based approach to regulate deepfakes.

This book is for anyone trying to understand how the law can respond to the growing risks posed by deepfakes. As technology changes how we see identity, truth, and consent, it becomes important to ask whether our laws are keeping up. This work provides a clear explanation of where we stand today and what can be done to protect privacy in a digital world where even reality can be faked.