Surveillance: India Admits Happily Being Other Countries Bitch Against You

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https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/19/india-intercept-monitor-citizen-computers/

The Indian government said on Tuesday that it is "empowered" to
intercept, monitor, or decrypt any digital communication "generated,
transmitted, received, or stored" on a citizen's device in the country
in the interest of national security or to maintain friendly relations
with foreign states. From a report: Citing section 69 of the
Information Technology Act, 2000, and section 5 of the Telegraph Act,
1885, Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy said local
law empowers federal and state government to "intercept, monitor or
decrypt or cause to be intercepted or monitored or decrypted any
information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer
resource in the interest of the sovereignty or integrity of India, the
security of the state, friendly relations with foreign states or
public order or for preventing incitement to the commission of any
cognizable offence relating to above or for investigation of any
offence." Reddy's remarks were in response to the parliament, where a
lawmaker had asked if the government had snooped on citizens'
WhatsApp, Messenger, Viber, and Google calls and messages.