400 Million Indian Users to Be De-Anonymized

400 Million Indian Users to Be De-Anonymized; UK Launches Social Media Monitoring Program With Ofcom

TOPICS:Aaron KeselIndiaPrivacySocial Media

February 15, 2020

By Aaron Kesel
All over the world governments are now threatening to monitor social media users’ posts online. Now, India is joining the effort with a new law expected to go into effect later this month that threatens Indian users’ privacy.
Social media companies will have to reveal users’ identities if Indian government agencies request their data, according to the country’s controversial new rules for social media companies and messaging apps with 5 million active users, which is expected to be published later this month, Bloomberg reported.
The new rules would signal blanket cooperation with Indian government inquiries, and would not require a warrant or judicial order. Further, if the law goes into effect, social media companies would be required to trace the origins of a post within 72 hours of a request. It isn’t clear if foreign users would be subjected to this treatment or how such actions would be handled in other countries.

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