'Snooping buddies'? Indian, US police share notes on snooping

Indian and US police hold discussions on tackling online criminal activity and explore channels to gain 'lawful' access to user data on all digital communication platforms. Should the users be alarmed of yet another threat of state mass-surveillance? What do the current laws on accessing user communication data say, and what are the on-the-ground practices of the security agencies and government while dealing with user data? We discuss on The Social Network.