• After BlackBerry, Indian Gov Targets Skype, Google

    After BlackBerry, Indian Gov Targets Skype, Google

    Techtree News Staff, Sep 02, 2010 1439 hrs IST

    Want them to set up servers in India

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Just after BlackBerry users (and RIM) heaved a sigh of relief after the Indian government's decision to give RIM a two-month period to set up servers in India, it has turned its attention to Google and Skype. Both have been asked to set up their servers in the country so that access to data from them would be easier.

According to The Times of India, the government is planning to send notices intimating the same to Google and Skype soon. 

This move is being taken to check if people with anti Indian interests are using these services to plan attacks against the country. Apart from Google and Skype, the government also has VPN (Virtual Private Networks) in its radar that are usually set up by corporates to provide secure access to their company networks even when they are away from office.

It remains to be seen how Google and Skype respond to this directive of the government. Do you think it is fair on the government's part to spoof on what you are doing online?


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(12) Comments
G.Chatterjee
,Mumbai, on Sep 08, 2010 08:11 PM
No problem on monitoring issues in relation to national security. As somebody in this forum already mentions that we close door and locks before we leave our home. If one is clean, one should not worry about these.
madan Vashishta
,Una Himachal Pardesh, on Sep 06, 2010 09:17 AM
There is nothing wrong to take all the precautions for the security of company. India is being made target on security for lack of precautions. Arab countries are following this.
Satish Chandra
,Buffalo, NY, U.S.A., on Sep 06, 2010 02:24 AM
I am India's expert in strategic defence and the father of India's strategic program, including the Integrated Guided Missiles Development Program. I have shown in my blog titled 'Nuclear Supremacy For India Over U.S.', which can be found by a Google search with the title, that all terrorism and insurgencies in the Indian subcontinent and in much of the rest of the world is sponsored by the C.I.A. The goal of the U.S. invasion and occupation of Afghanistan and partial occupation of Pakistan is eventual occupation and overt colonial rule over the Subcontinent as a whole. While RAW has always been a branch of the C.I.A., the Tamil traitor-enemy Chidambaram has made other Indian intelligence agencies branches of the United States intelligence agencies, bringing in U.S. equipment to India to enable comprehensive real-time monitoring and interception ability for the U.S. of all communications in India, a comprehensive and total censorship power to the United States of not only what gets into the Indian media of all kinds but even communications between individuals, bringing India into a colonial grip of and slavery to the United States such as has never been seen in human history. This will not be permitted; see my blog.
Samir
,Mumbai, on Sep 04, 2010 12:42 AM
Both of you navin's have mental problem or block. Last time I checked India is a democratic nation not a communist one. I have the right for my privacy. What lame excuse your giving lock your door? Let's see humm...so say if I'm going out & everytime a police van is following me & looking at what I'm doing. Is that ok for you? That's exactly what's going to happen here. And don't give non-sense of data in foreign goverment...even Google monitors activity so that is not a problem. Problem is Indian goverment thinking everyone is a terrorist & monitoring the common man & infringing his right to privacy for no reason whatsoever. As far as I can see only some idiot terrorist will use skype or blackberry. This is just these BABU's trying to pull their weight in front of foreign companies saying WE KNOW STUFF so DO WHAT WE SAY...these are underhanded & uncalled for tactics. All coz Congress blows
Arun C
,Kannur,Kerala, on Sep 04, 2010 10:46 PM
What do you think the Americans are doing and why do you think there are almost nil attacks there compared to India. Tho I agree on your view about cong.
Arun C
,Kannur,Kerala, on Sep 04, 2010 10:43 PM
Don't mind our govt snooping on my mails/calls/chat as long as it is for national security.
Samir
,Mumbai, on Sep 02, 2010 11:07 PM
Follow up - Next elections I will vote for BJP. At least those babu's were didn't know much about this technology...Congress BLOWS! Frigging BABU's want to steal our right to privacy. Go & hang yourself frigging BABU's :@ :@ :@
navin
,goa, on Sep 03, 2010 09:57 AM
you should not be worried unless u are doing criminal activities and scared of getting caught. i hate voting for selfish bjp
Samir
,Mumbai, on Sep 02, 2010 11:04 PM
These BABU'S!! ban google ban blackberry I dont care. Stay AWAY from my SKYPE. Frigging BABU's I will not pay you extra cash to call my family in UK. Damn BABU's! What non-sense they tell us that terrorists use this? Figgin LIARS...terrorists use Satellite phones...go to try & block that frigging goverment *inset worst expletive known to mankind for the IT minister* YOU BABU!!! :@ :@ :@
navin
,goa, on Sep 03, 2010 09:54 AM
you should not be worried unless u are doing criminal activities and scared of getting caught.
navin
,goa, on Sep 03, 2010 09:51 AM
I support all these efforts.we got plug as many holes as possible.I mean we always lock our doors when we go out.don't we?
naveen
,bangalore, on Sep 03, 2010 12:10 AM
i think its okay!!! my data in hands of indian gov is better than having it in foriegn gov's reach..

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