Reportedly the Modi government is said to be buying surveillance tools to spy on the personal data and communications of 140 crore citizens. According to a report by an english newspaper from britain, the Modi government is planning to spy on the people of the country by buying powerful surveillance equipment from Israeli technology companies Cognyte and Septier. The cable of this surveillance system is installed under the sea and it enables India's security agencies to spy on the personal data and communications of 1.4 billion citizens, the report said.
Meanwhile Israel-based Septier has reportedly sold its wireless technology to telcos including mukesh Ambani's reliance Jio, vodafone Idea and Singapore's Singtel. Modi govt buying tools from Israeli firms to spy on citizens: Report sgb. According to Septier's promotional video, the company's spying technology will help collect data on voice recordings, text messages, internet usage and email. Another Israeli company, Cognyte, offers surveillance products in India. In 2021, Meta Company, which owns many social websites like Facebook, whatsapp and Instagram, made a shocking allegation against Cognit. It accused Cognit of helping to monitor journalists and politicians in several countries, though it did not name India.
Moreover the report quotes four people who worked on submarine programs for several countries. "The situation in india is unusual. The government mandates that telecom companies openly install surveillance equipment at undersea landing stations and data centers," the report said. india is not the only one accused of spying. Countries like uganda and rwanda have a similar situation. In 2013, it was revealed that the united states and britain were also secretly monitoring people through spying and telecommunications companies, according to the secret information released by Edward Snowden.
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