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Indian Government to Intercept, Monitor, and Decrypt Citizens’ Computers

posted by Fnord666 on Saturday December 22 2018, @07:20PM   Printer-friendly
from the that'll-leave-a-mark dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Venture Beat:

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.

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  • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Saturday December 22 2018, @09:02PM (2 children)

    by MostCynical (2589) on Saturday December 22 2018, @09:02PM (#777656) Journal

    "I hereby authorize all requests to unlock any device made by anyone in any government department

    signed, Rajiv Gauba"

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  • (Score: 2) by edIII on Saturday December 22 2018, @09:13PM (1 child)

    by edIII (791) on Saturday December 22 2018, @09:13PM (#777660)

    LOL. I don't think he can sign away his entire fucking job like that.

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    • (Score: 5, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @11:14PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday December 22 2018, @11:14PM (#777693)

      LOL. I don't think he can sign away his entire fucking job like that.

      He didn't sign it away. He outsourced it to India.