Encryption Policy

Data encryption policy blamed on lack of talent, key changes: Report

The whole draft national encryption episode has left netizens with a bitter-sweet taste. And now, the blame game has begun.

Encryption policy poorly worded by officer, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

After initiating the draft encryption proposal and the quick turnaround by the government, the blame now rests with a junior official who was part of the Department of Information and Technology (Dei-TY) panel.

Online outcry forces government to withdraw draft encryption policy

Why can't all the thinking be done before drafts are penned down for public review. A well thought, debatable report that will help avoid the whole retracting drama.

How Twitter reacted to India's draft encryption policy

After a huge backlash over the union government’s new draft encryption policy making it mandatory to store data in plain text (unencrypted) format for 90 days, the government has now confirmed some exemptions.

Knock knock...Who's there...Gestapo. Man, WhatsApp with our regulators?

Anything so draconian as the draft encryption law should be a matter of great concern.

Govt exempts Facebook, WhatsApp, payment gateways from encryption policy