Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

India To Have Automatic Communications Monitoring

Posted by timothy on from the top-down-with-a-vengeance dept.

angry tapir writes "India plans to set up a centralized system to monitor communications on mobile phones, landlines and the Internet in the country, a minister has told the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament. Indian laws allow the interception and monitoring of communications under certain conditions, including to counter terrorism. A pilot of the new Centralized Monitoring System (CMS) is to be started by June next year, subject to clearances by other government agencies."

4 of 96 comments (clear)

  1. They already have this! by JDeane · · Score: 5, Funny

    Your call may be monitored for quality control purposes.

  2. Support by rhook · · Score: 5, Funny

    I feel bad for whoever has to read the transcripts from all those tech support calls.

  3. Re:Spain has it too by Anachragnome · · Score: 3, Funny

    "...monitorizes..."

    Is that you, H.W.?

  4. Re:implementation.. by crispytwo · · Score: 3, Funny

    Things to keep in mind:
    * When it costs a trillion dollars, they will squash it.
    * you will know your call is being monitored because the lights will dim
    * you will know when something you said/did requires deeper look because the lights will go out and your call or internet will become choppy or drop
    * you will know when you said something suspicious but they don't know why, and you will wake up in The Village.
    * you will know your neighbour is trouble because your lights will dim often.