There is every possibility that government may read your tweets and Facebook messages. It goes without saying that if it decides in this direction, it will be opposed by one and all.Minister of state for communication and information technology Milind Deora said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha last week that DoT had received a letter from the MHA asking it to monitor networking websites in order to "strengthen the cyber security paraphernalia". Sources say that apart from your friends and followers may not be the only ones reading them. Chances are government sleuths would be vetting these private messages.
This follows a home ministry directive to the department of telecom, asking it to "ensure effective monitoring of Twitter and Facebook". While "effective monitoring" has not been defined, sources said the MHA's intention is complete surveillance of the sites. This means not only does the government want to keep an eye on tweets and wall posts that are in the public domain but also the content you share only with your friends.
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