The Financial Times reports India's interception monitoring systems installed at subsea cable landing stations potentially creates a "backdoor" for government surveillance. The software searches, copies and provides personal data to Indian security agencies. The government has said all monitoring requests are approved by the Home Secretary of India. Critics say India's recently passed Digital Personal Data Protection Act gives government authorities the ability to bypass privacy protections for surveillance.
30 Aug. 2023
Interception monitoring systems create 'backdoor' for government surveillance in India
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