Why India's rights activists fear that the far-right government is preparing a law for mass Internet surveillance
Freedom of expression advocates in India say they are concerned about the future of online dissent and privacy following recent government measures on internet use and governance.
In the current form, he said: “The draft intermediary guidelines pose a serious threat to the freedom of expression, anonymity and privacy of India users and should be urgently reformed. The draft data bill, meanwhile, is still quite weak on the government and leaves the legal vacuum around surveillance in India intact, which is incompatible with effective data protection.”
“The government started looking at the issue after a number of people were lynched to death because of rumours that were spread via Whatsapp,” he explained. “The government said they would need to regulate social media platforms more to find out who was starting these rumours. This is an issue the government is serious about fixing so these changes are almost certainly going to be enacted soon.
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