Staff Reporter / New Delhi
Government has clarified that no new powers have been conferred to security or law enforcement agencies.
Salmming opposition Union Minister Arun Jaitley said that the order of authorisation issued by MHA, is just a repetition of what was existing since 2009.
Union Law and Justice and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that the order issued by the Home Ministry is not a violation of privacy and is being done for security of the nation.
Govt Order agencies to monitor, decrypt ‘any’ computer system
On Thursday Government authorised ten central agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt the data contained in any computer system and asserted that this was being done to prevent any unauthorised use of these powers.
In a statement, Home Ministry said its order in this regard does not confer any new powers to any security or law enforcement agency.
The Ministry said the new order is to ensure that any interception, monitoring or decryption of any information through any computer resource is done as per the law.
It said the order will also ensure that provisions of law relating to lawful interception or monitoring of computer resource are followed and if any interception, monitoring or decryption is required for purposes specified under the IT Act, the same is done as per the due process of law and approval of Union Home Secretary.
