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The Indian government has authorized 10 central agencies to intercept, monitor, and decrypt data on any computer, sending a shock wave through citizens and privacy watchdogs.
Narendra Modi’s government late Thursday broadened the scope of Section 69 of the nation’s IT Act, 2000 to require a subscriber, service provider, or any person in charge of a computer to “extend all facilities and technical assistance to the agencies.” Failure to comply with the agencies could result in seven years of imprisonment and an unspecified fine.
In a clarification posted today, the Ministry of Home Affairs said each case of interception, monitoring, and decryption is to be approved by the competent authority, which is the Union Home Secretary.
The move should do wonders for the Indian IT industry.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Runaway1956 on Saturday December 22 2018, @07:42PM (5 children)
That is one of those self aggrandizing, self important terms that means nothing. Translated into common layman terms, "I'm bigger/stronger/tougher/have more guns than you, so you better do as I say."
(Score: 1) by fustakrakich on Saturday December 22 2018, @08:21PM
SNAFU
If people don't resist, they will get fucked. If they do resist, they'll probably get killed. Pretty tough choice.
La politica e i criminali sono la stessa cosa..
(Score: 3, Interesting) by edIII on Saturday December 22 2018, @08:39PM (3 children)
Except they defined it quite specifically as the "Union Home Secretary". Looking that up, that is supposed to be this Rajiv Gauba [wikipedia.org].
I'm against mass surveillance, but if a US judge ruled there was cause to access data, I can't argue that it isn't due process. I don't know how the Indian government works, but this might be in line with their idea of due process.
Just playing devil's advocate here. It sounded pretty bad right up till that last sentence. Now it's really a question of how due process works in India and how civil rights are protected. That, and I don't know how this one dude can scale into mass surveillance if each and every interception requires his signature.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 2) by MostCynical on Saturday December 22 2018, @09:02PM (2 children)
"I hereby authorize all requests to unlock any device made by anyone in any government department
signed, Rajiv Gauba"
"I guess once you start doubting, there's no end to it." -Batou, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
(Score: 2) by edIII on Saturday December 22 2018, @09:13PM (1 child)
LOL. I don't think he can sign away his entire fucking job like that.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 5, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @11:14PM
He didn't sign it away. He outsourced it to India.