The Indian Government is planning to ban the use of US based email
services like Gmail for official communications to increase the security
of confidential government information.
The recent disconcerting reports that that India was being spied upon by
American intelligence agencies has opened an all new chapter in the
cyber security space. As leaked by former US National Security Agency
contractor Edward Snowden, that NSA involved in widespread spying and
surveillance activities across the globe.
The Government plans to send a formal notification to about 500,000
employees across the country, asking them to stick to the official email
service provided by India's National Informatics Centre, Time of India Reported.
The fact that several government officers in top positions use their
Gmail IDs for official communications i.e. Several senior government
officials in India, including ministers of state for communications
& IT Milind Deora and Kruparani Killi, have their Gmail IDs listed
in government portals as their office email.
Last week, India's IT minister Kapil Sibal revealed that the new policy
will enforce rules such as use of static IP addresses, virtual private
networks and one-time passwords for accessing Indian government email
services on all Indian officials who are stationed abroad.
“All Indian missions will use NIC servers which are directly linked
to a server in India and that will keep government information safe.” Sibal said.
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