Last week, India has published a draft law surrounding encryption. As reported by the New York Times, the bill "would have required users of social media and messaging applications to register the versions in clear text their messages for 0 days so they can be shared with police. "
The law was removed after a few days, because of criticism and concerns about privacy. The Indian government was not in favor of either law, and has publicly stated the encryption law was simply a draft and did not express the views of the government. The law was proposed by the Department of Electronics and Information Technology. The timing of the situation was bad for the country, because it created embarrassment ahead of the visit of Indian Prime Minister to Silicon Valley.
This is yet another example of legislation on cyber security that threatens the privacy and encryption of law. We saw a similar bill by China and Russia recently, with both countries standing behind their proposals. We are happy that India has rapidly backtracked on their law, and that the public has expressed strong opposition this. It is essential that we continue the fight for online privacy and security for Internet users worldwide.
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Update - June 2016 :. A dispute of public interest petition that seemed to achieve a ban on WhatsApp was rejected by the Supreme Court Court in India. The petition was put forward because of concerns about encryption on the platform, and it hinders the efforts of the police. This decision seems to echo the theme of India considering enacting restrictive laws, but choosing not to enact.
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