In order for the Minister to form that opinion, she is obliged by Section 3A(2) inserted into the old 2011 Act by this slightly TRIS- tarnished 2022 Act to do a lot of analysis.
She has to consider if mass surveillance of the population’s internet and mobile data is necessary. And *even if she thinks it is necessary* she has to weigh it against the intervention into the rights and freedoms of every single internet and mobile user in the country.