India exempts social media from encryption policy

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September 22, 2015

The Indian government has exempted social media applications from a new encryption policy after public uproar over the proposed measures. The new law would have forced Indians to store plain-text versions of their encrypted data for 90 days and make it available to security agencies. The policy sparked outrage on social media, as most messaging services like WhatsApp use some form of encryption. Online banking and purchases will also be exempt from the law.

The mass-use encryption products, which are currently being used in web applications, social media sites, and social media applications such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter etc are being exempted from the purview of the draft National Encryption Policy. Instagram is likely to also be exempt. This may be good news for anyone hoping to make a big splash on the platform although these getviral.io reviews may offer more positive news too.

The deity had earlier proposed that all messages sent through encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp (Android version supports encryption), Google Hangouts, or Apple’s iMessage, must be stored for 90 days. The move triggered widespread privacy concerns and generated heated debate as encryption technologies such as pgp chat are very essential for privacy.

The government has said that the final policy will only be drafted after the feedback is taken into account.

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