After banning file hosting sites in India, DoT (Department of Telecom) has added a new operation to perform. This time, after receiving a letter from MHA they are going to monitor the Tweets & Status Updates (Includes the Friends only posts also) of people. According to Minister of State Milind Deora, MHA asked to do so in order to "strengthen the cyber security paraphernalia".
But one thing can be easily asked that how will this so much data can be scanned. A govt. official said that this step is almost a waste of money. He also added that if there is evidence, then specific Tweets or Posts can be monitored. And this "every post monitoring can also be harassing for the general public.
Already some Facebook and Twitter content is under NTRO surveillance. Deora told Parliament: “Telecom service providers provide facilities for lawful interception/monitoring of communication flowing via ough their network including communications from social networking sites.”
Now what for you?? Each private talks you have with your near one's in Facebook might be read by someone else other that you. How that feels!! If someone is performing criminal activities or somethign this type then it is good to monitor, but for the general public to be brought under the same monitoring process is not a good idea. Is the thing called "PRIVACY" all gone from Indian internet users???
But one thing can be easily asked that how will this so much data can be scanned. A govt. official said that this step is almost a waste of money. He also added that if there is evidence, then specific Tweets or Posts can be monitored. And this "every post monitoring can also be harassing for the general public.
Already some Facebook and Twitter content is under NTRO surveillance. Deora told Parliament: “Telecom service providers provide facilities for lawful interception/monitoring of communication flowing via ough their network including communications from social networking sites.”
Now what for you?? Each private talks you have with your near one's in Facebook might be read by someone else other that you. How that feels!! If someone is performing criminal activities or somethign this type then it is good to monitor, but for the general public to be brought under the same monitoring process is not a good idea. Is the thing called "PRIVACY" all gone from Indian internet users???
