Now India want Google and Skype to Meet Security Needs after BlackBerry
According to recent reports, the Government of India has decided to go after companies including Google and Skype, after cracking down on BlackBerry in the quest to keep it’s mobile phone market safe from militants and cyber spying. Wherever there is a concern on grounds of national security the India government wants access and lawful interference to the mobile network.
According to Reuters, the Indian authorities have for more than a year been looking at Google’s messaging, Skype and other providers of communication in India. They have already forced mobile phone operators to follow strict import rules when buying telecoms network equipment.
India has given Research In Motion (RIM) until August 31 to comply with a request to gain access to encrypted corporate email and messaging services using BlackBerry or those services will be shut. A shutdown would hit one million users in India out of the 41 million smartphone users. India is one of RIM’s fastest growing markets.