[Itpolicy-np] After BlackBerry, India now wants access to Google, Skype AND VPN data

[Bipin Gautam]

Comments: Will Nepalese ICT policy makers in the government (if there
are any?) be influenced by the decision! Restrict freedom of speech in
Nepal and we have a total dictatorship. Time is ripe and our leaders
know nothing except copy poorly.

But, Getting VPN data is wayyyy too much. No, SSL may not protect the
confidentiality of your communication, if you are in India.

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decrypt SSL traffic, provided private keys.


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(Source : http://content.usatoday.com/communities/ondeadline/post/2010/08/after-blackberry-india-now-wants-access-to-google-skype-vpn-data-/1
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A day after giving the maker of BlackBerry two months to open its data
to authorities, Indian regulators have put all telecom firms on notice
that they have "lawful access" to their data. That puts a bull's-eye
on Google's Gmail, Skype's VoIP calls and corporate virtual privacy
networks.

"The ministry of home affairs has made it clear that any communication
through the telecom networks should be accessible to the law
enforcement agencies and all telecom service providers including third
parties have to comply with this," an official told the Times of
India.
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