Encrypted messages still a puzzle for the government
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- Wednesday, 14 March 2012 19:02
- Published on Wednesday, 14 March 2012 19:02
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Gujarat Global News Network, New Delhi
After months of delegations, debates and threats, the Indian government was successful in making Research In Motion (RIM) see things their way. The makers of Blackberry smart phones have provided access to their servers to the Indian security agencies to intercept their messages. But the problems of the government seem to continue.Â
As such Security agencies are able to intercept the services including Blackberry Messenger (BBM),Nokia, Pushmail, Skype, Yahoo, Gmail etc through the lawful interception facilities provided by the Telecom Service Providers. But Security Agencies have intimated that they are not able to decrypt some encrypted intercepted communication to readable format.Â
The Telecom Service Providers have stated that they have provided the requisite interception facilities to Security Agencies. With regard to decrypting the intercepted communication, it is stated that Telecom Service Providers are mere carriers, who are not supposed to know the content of the intercepted messages and may not be able to decrypt the content. Â
Services like Blackberry Messenger, Nokia Pushmail, Skype, Yahoo, Gmail etc enable sharing audio, video, image, email, data and accesses to other web services anytime and anywhere by everyone in the world in a secure manner. The security of these services is achieved through encryption technology. These services are used by people for personal as well as commercial purposes.Â
The government had established a technical committee to work out an appropriate solution to the problem which balances the requirements of Security Agencies with the secured communication needs of trade, commerce and industry. But the committee has been unable to come out with unanimous conclusive recommendations. The report of the committee and the comments of some the members on the Report were referred to a high level panel of experts who have since submitted their final recommendations on a focused and practical approach to the entire issue.Â
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