‘Intrusive data capture won’t be allowed’
Parliament was informed on Friday that India has conveyed its concerns to the US over reported monitoring of Internet traffic from the country and is working on enhancing capacity to protect data and information flow.
The government also informed that it has decided that the Indian embassies abroad will use NIC servers installed in the embassies, which are directly linked to a server in India so that emails are not accessed by anybody else.
Communications and information technology minister Kapil Sibal said the government will soon launch a policy, making it mandatory for the government of India officials stationed at “embassies or working in missions abroad, deputationists to only use static IP addresses, virtual private networks (VPNs), one-time password for accessing government of India email service”.
Mr Sibal said during the Question Hour in Rajya Sabha that the government has taken “note of disclosures by foreign media reports in June 2013 about extensive electronic surveillance programmes deployed by the US agencies.” The violation of any Indian law relating to privacy of information of ordinary Indian citizens by surveillance programmes is “unacceptable”, he said.
“It would be a matter of concern for government if intrusive data capture has been deployed against Indian citizens or government infrastructure. Government has clearly conveyed these concerns to the US government,” Mr Sibal informed the House.
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