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Supreme Court Seeks Government Response on Plans to Snoop on Citizens' Computers
Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to respond in six weeks on pleas challenging a recent home ministry order that allowed some agencies to monitor personal computers of citizens.
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Supreme Court To Examine Government's Controversial 'Snooping' Order
"Snooping" power: The government's move to give investigating agencies sweeping powers to intercept and monitor data on computers will be examined by the Supreme Court. Allowing a batch of petitions against the Home Ministry'sorder that privacy activists claim is the same as "snooping", the Supreme Court today gave six weeks to the government to fi...
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"Will See, As And When Required": Top Court On Centre's 'Snooping' Order
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear "as and when required" a public interest litigation or PIL challenging the government's notification authorising 10 central agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt any computer system.
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Arun Jaitley Defends "Big Brother" Order As He Praises NIA's Terror Arrests
Senior minister Arun Jaitley today defended a recent government order on monitoring all computers as he congratulated the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for the arrest yesterday of 10 members of an ISIS-inspired group allegedly planning a terror attack.
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Centre Wants Feedback On Breaking Encryption To Trace "Unlawful" Content
The government has invited comments from social media platforms on redoing the IT rules to enable breaking end-to-end encryption and tracking of messages or "unlawful" online content.
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Will Challenge Snooping Power For Central Agencies In Court: Kapil Sibal
The Ministry of Home Affairs' (MHA) order allowing 10 agencies to monitor any computer resource is unconstitutional and will get challenged in court soon, said senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday.
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"Snooping" Order: Rahul Gandhi Does Fear-Mongering, Says Amit Shah
Following Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's comments on government order for monitoring of all computers, Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah today said Mr Gandhi is doing "fear-mongering" and playing with national security.
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"Insecure Dictator": Rahul Gandhi Slams PM Modi Over "Snooping" Order
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on a central order that gives investigative agencies sweeping powers to monitor data on computers.
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Arun Jaitley Says Snooping Powers For Agencies Came Up Under Congress
After the opposition came down heavily on the government for empowering several investigating agencies to intercept and monitor data on computers, Union minister Arun Jaitley defended the move saying that the authorisation was given under rules framed during the UPA regime in 2009.
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Order Reveals 10 Agencies Can Snoop on Any Computer; Nothing New, Says Government
The Ministry of Home Affairs has given sweeping powers to 10 government agencies to snoop on any computer in the country.
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"Ghar Ghar Modi": Opposition On Big Snooping Powers For 10 Agencies
The home ministry's order giving sweeping powers to investigating agencies to intercept and monitor information on computer devices has drawn sharp reactions from the opposition, with the Congress terming it as government's attempt to turn the country into a "surveillance state".
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Agencies Can Snoop On Any Computer, Says Centre's Order, Triggering Alarm
Investigating agencies will have sweeping powers to intercept and monitor data on computers after a new home ministry order put out on Thursday. Ten central agencies have been equipped with powers of "interception, monitoring and decryption of any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer," in the order signed by Home S...
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Planned US Cyber Warfare Program Could Hurt Innocent Countries: Edward Snowden
A developing U.S. cyber security program would not only hunt down and halt potential computer attacks but also strike back without staff oversight, according to former U.S. National Security Agency contractor, Edward Snowden.
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Tech Giants Seek to Halt Overseas Snooping by US
US companies that host services over the Internet and sell remote data storage, a concept broadly known as "cloud computing", say they stand to lose billions of dollars in business if emails and other files they house overseas are seen vulnerable to US snooping.
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Technology Giants Seek to Halt Overseas Snooping by US
Microsoft Corp. and four other large American technology companies are using a Manhattan court case to draw a line in the cloud, saying the US government has no right to seize computer data stored outside the country.
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Supreme Court Seeks Government Response on Plans to Snoop on Citizens' Computers
Supreme Court on Monday asked the government to respond in six weeks on pleas challenging a recent home ministry order that allowed some agencies to monitor personal computers of citizens.
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Supreme Court To Examine Government's Controversial 'Snooping' Order
"Snooping" power: The government's move to give investigating agencies sweeping powers to intercept and monitor data on computers will be examined by the Supreme Court. Allowing a batch of petitions against the Home Ministry'sorder that privacy activists claim is the same as "snooping", the Supreme Court today gave six weeks to the government to fi...
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"Will See, As And When Required": Top Court On Centre's 'Snooping' Order
The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear "as and when required" a public interest litigation or PIL challenging the government's notification authorising 10 central agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt any computer system.
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Arun Jaitley Defends "Big Brother" Order As He Praises NIA's Terror Arrests
Senior minister Arun Jaitley today defended a recent government order on monitoring all computers as he congratulated the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for the arrest yesterday of 10 members of an ISIS-inspired group allegedly planning a terror attack.
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Centre Wants Feedback On Breaking Encryption To Trace "Unlawful" Content
The government has invited comments from social media platforms on redoing the IT rules to enable breaking end-to-end encryption and tracking of messages or "unlawful" online content.
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Will Challenge Snooping Power For Central Agencies In Court: Kapil Sibal
The Ministry of Home Affairs' (MHA) order allowing 10 agencies to monitor any computer resource is unconstitutional and will get challenged in court soon, said senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday.
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"Snooping" Order: Rahul Gandhi Does Fear-Mongering, Says Amit Shah
Following Congress chief Rahul Gandhi's comments on government order for monitoring of all computers, Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah today said Mr Gandhi is doing "fear-mongering" and playing with national security.
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"Insecure Dictator": Rahul Gandhi Slams PM Modi Over "Snooping" Order
Congress president Rahul Gandhi today launched a scathing attack on a central order that gives investigative agencies sweeping powers to monitor data on computers.
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Arun Jaitley Says Snooping Powers For Agencies Came Up Under Congress
After the opposition came down heavily on the government for empowering several investigating agencies to intercept and monitor data on computers, Union minister Arun Jaitley defended the move saying that the authorisation was given under rules framed during the UPA regime in 2009.
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Order Reveals 10 Agencies Can Snoop on Any Computer; Nothing New, Says Government
The Ministry of Home Affairs has given sweeping powers to 10 government agencies to snoop on any computer in the country.
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"Ghar Ghar Modi": Opposition On Big Snooping Powers For 10 Agencies
The home ministry's order giving sweeping powers to investigating agencies to intercept and monitor information on computer devices has drawn sharp reactions from the opposition, with the Congress terming it as government's attempt to turn the country into a "surveillance state".
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Agencies Can Snoop On Any Computer, Says Centre's Order, Triggering Alarm
Investigating agencies will have sweeping powers to intercept and monitor data on computers after a new home ministry order put out on Thursday. Ten central agencies have been equipped with powers of "interception, monitoring and decryption of any information generated, transmitted, received or stored in any computer," in the order signed by Home S...
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Planned US Cyber Warfare Program Could Hurt Innocent Countries: Edward Snowden
A developing U.S. cyber security program would not only hunt down and halt potential computer attacks but also strike back without staff oversight, according to former U.S. National Security Agency contractor, Edward Snowden.
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Tech Giants Seek to Halt Overseas Snooping by US
US companies that host services over the Internet and sell remote data storage, a concept broadly known as "cloud computing", say they stand to lose billions of dollars in business if emails and other files they house overseas are seen vulnerable to US snooping.
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Technology Giants Seek to Halt Overseas Snooping by US
Microsoft Corp. and four other large American technology companies are using a Manhattan court case to draw a line in the cloud, saying the US government has no right to seize computer data stored outside the country.
