New Delhi | Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad responding to Home Ministry’s order authorising 10 Central agencies to intercept, monitor, and decrypt information generated or stored in any computer said that it is done for the interest of national security.
Speaking to media, the Union Minister said it is been done in national security interest. Accusing the UPA government of doing the same during in its tenure, Prasad said.” It has been done under the law made by the Manmohan Singh govt in’09.Each case of interception&the decision is to be approved Union Home Secretary.”
Union Min RS Prasad on MHA order allowing 10 agencies to monitor any computer resource: This has been done in national security interest. It has been done under the law made by the Manmohan Singh govt in’09.Each case of interception&the decision is to be approved Union Home Secy. pic.twitter.com/munR0NAdAn
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According to the order, the subscriber or service provider or any person in charge of the computer resource will be bound to extend all facilities and technical assistance to the agencies. Failing to do so will invite seven-year imprisonment and fine.
The agencies are the Intelligence Bureau, Narcotics Control Bureau, Enforcement Directorate, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Central Bureau of Investigation; National Investigation Agency, Cabinet Secretariat (R&AW), Directorate of Signal Intelligence (For service areas of Jammu & Kashmir, North-East and Assam only) and Commissioner of Police, Delhi.
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