Dot Letter On Call Data Records

The government today denied asking for call details of citizens after excerpts of a letter by telecom operators to the Department of Telecom were reported today, raising concerns about state surveillance.

The government is found to have asked telecom operators in India to provide “voluminous” call data records (CDRs) of all mobile subscribers across several regions for specific days. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) escalated the issue in a letter marked to Anshu Prakash, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

The government today denied asking for call details of citizens after excerpts of a letter by telecom operators to the Department of Telecom were reported today, raising concerns about state surveillance.

The government is found to have asked telecom operators in India to provide “voluminous” call data records (CDRs) of all mobile subscribers across several regions for specific days. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) escalated the issue in a letter marked to Anshu Prakash, Secretary, Department of Telecommunications (DoT).