Govt withdraws Draft Encryption Policy, chats on social media remain private
September 22, 2015  12:57
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Telecom minster Ravishankar Prasad says that the government has withdrawn the Draft National Encryption Policy. Prasad says the concerns have been noted and since its just a draft, it has been withdrawn.


The Draft National Encryption Policy wants users to store all encrypted communication for at least 90 days and make it available to security agencies, if required, in text form. It also wants everyone to hand over their encryption keys to the government.
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