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India Sleepwalks Into a Surveillance Society

Posted by Soulskill on from the your-tech-support-calls-may-be-monitored dept.

An anonymous reader writes "ZeroPaid has a fascinating roundup of news stories surrounding the latest surveillance laws passed in India, including a first-hand account of someone writing from inside India. The legislation in question is the Information Technology Act's amendment bill 2006, which was recently passed in the Indian parliament. Things you can't do with the new legislation include surfing for news in Bollywood and looking up porn on the internet. The legislation also allows all transmissions over the internet to be monitored for any form of lawbreaking and permits a sub-inspector to break into your house to make sure you aren't browsing porn on your computer."

16 of 292 comments (clear)

  1. Anonymous Coward by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The internet is really really great...

  2. You know the old saying... by Caboosian · · Score: 5, Funny

    If they took all the porn off the internet, there would be only one website left: www.bringbacktheporn.com

    1. Re:You know the old saying... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

      Really? I find the joke suddenly losing its humour now that I know it was on Scrubs.

  3. FOR PORN! by The+Master+Control+P · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've got a fast connection, so I don't have to wait...

    1. Re:FOR PORN! by NoobixCube · · Score: 4, Funny

      Normal people don't sit at home and watch porn on the internet!

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    2. Re:FOR PORN! by The+Master+Control+P · · Score: 4, Funny

      Ooooooooooooooooooh? YOU have NO idea. Ready, normal people?

      Ready!
      Ready!
      Ready!

      LEMME HEAR IT!

    3. Re:FOR PORN! by Gracenotes · · Score: 5, Funny

      Normal people have just issued a reminder that this isn't reddit.

  4. FOR PORN! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's always some new site...

    FOR PORN.

    I browse all day and night.

    FOR PORN.

    It's like I'm surfing at the speed of liiiiight...

  5. [removed] by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This post has been deleted by the `Surveillance Task Force Under-ops'. (STFU.)

  6. Rule Britannia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Good to know the Raj isn't over. O_o

    Also, WhopperVirgins.com has been banned, for EVERY POSSIBLE reason.

  7. Headline Fearmongering by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Hi, I've been in India for the past 2 decades, and let me tell you, the /. headline is nothing but fearmongering. The legislation in question might have those provisions, however, like in Russia and the erstwhile Sovet Union, Indian laws are actually never enforced to the letter. Most of this stuff will never happen. So Dear /., nothing to worry about. This is a country where law enforcement agencies are entangled in red tape & politics to the extent that they've been unable to stop a terror attack(Mumbai 26-11), inspite of intelligence from the US 2 MONTHS in advance. This will never actually happen. Shame on /. for the sensationalist headline. The sensationalism is getting worse by the day! Thank you for reading my post. You owe me a BJ.

  8. How'd that happen? by davmoo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Damn...Obama hasn't even been sworn in yet and George W. Bush already has a job writing new laws in India...

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  9. Re:Morality police - surprising? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why can't they be as enlightened as the United States, where sodomy laws have been off the books for a good five years now?

    (See Lawrence vs. Texas, 2003)

  10. Re:This is how terrorism works by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You forgot one:

    CIA: Feudal Corporatocracy

  11. Sad we'll not hear.... by cayenne8 · · Score: 1, Funny
    It is sad that with this new legislation we'll no longer be able to hear:

    "Thank You! Cum Again....!"

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  12. Re:This is how terrorism works by Chih · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, yes, yes... but could you explain how any of these groups have been using pictures of nude people to terrorize society?

    Goatse. It's a grand conspiracy of the highest level.

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