Nationwide Snooping System Launched In India 98
knwny writes "The Times of India reports that 'India has launched a wide-ranging surveillance program that will give its security agencies and even income tax officials the ability to tap directly into e-mails and phone calls without oversight by courts or parliament, several sources said.'" Adds an anonymous reader: "What's chilling is the comments from senior officials indicating that parts of the program are already live, without absolutely any discussion in public about it."
Outlook.com (Score:5, Funny)
Cheers,
David Futura
Re:Outlook.com (Score:5, Funny)
Only "data" was shared, not the actual email! Trust us!
Privitize It! (Score:4, Funny)
The government is inefficient. That's why, in the US, we've privitized our spying apparatus!
Re:Outsourcing Concern (Score:3, Funny)
I am surprised the NSA has not outsourced USA snooping on private citizens to India, perhaps soon enough or next budget cut...
Comment removed (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Precisely, and whether we care to admit it.. (Score:2, Funny)
Right, because you're the smart, politically aware guy, it's only everone else [xkcd.com] who's sheeple.