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India Now Wants Access To Google and Skype

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the voip-is-hoip dept.

crabel writes "A couple of weeks ago India went after RIM and its mail service; it has extended its hunger for data now to all telecommunications. All telecom companies have to give them access to all voice over IP services that go in/out or happen within the country. Heck, they are even going after VPNs used by corporate employees working remotely."

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  1. Is India trying to *stab* its economy? by FooAtWFU · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Demanding access to all the corporate VPNs is a great way to make companies more skittish about outsourcing there!

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    1. Re:Is India trying to *stab* its economy? by CaptBubba · · Score: 5, Insightful

      This is especially true considering just how notoriously corrupt a lot of the Indian government is. It has been featured on NPR and other news outlets as being a large impediment to business.

      Then you will have someone in a position where they have access to all of your company's secure communications? For the price of a bribe anyone could find out proprietary information that could sink your company or they could gain access to listen in on calls and glean account information for identity theft or just to solicit customers.

  2. Re:Well... by moogied · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Flamebait?! This is a VERY valid statement. If have sensitive documents and do a lot of work in India because you own a call center there or something, you would most certainty need to look at this.

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