The international
telecommunications regulations (ITRS) and Indian response
is not absolutely clear. Since 2008 India has been systematically
becoming an endemic e-surveillance society.
If this was not enough, India has absolutely ignored
the civil liberty issues in cyberspace. The civil liberties like
freedom of speech and expression, right to privacy, etc have been
totally neglected by Indian government.
Through the information technology amendment act
2008, the cyber law of India has been converted into an
e-surveillance instrumentality and a tool to curb freedom of speech
and expression online.
India has carried forward this mentality and
attitude while submitting its proposal on the international
telecommunications regulations (ITRS). Despite numerous glaring
example of abuse of draconian cyber law of India, the Indian
government has not deemed it fit to repeal
the cyber law of India.
So what should be India’s stand during the
forthcoming World Conference on International Telecommunications
(WCIT) to be held in Dubai next month?
Important issues like Cyber
Security, Cyber
Forensics, E-Surveillance,
Human
Rights Protection in Cyberspace, International
Cyber Crime Investigation Support, etc must be essential
part of the proposed ITRs, suggests Praveen Dalal, managing partner
of Perry4Law
and CEO of PTLB.
PTLB has launched many effective and dedicated
initiatives and projects that would help in achieving the objectives
of ITU in general and ITRs in particular. For instance, projects like
national
cyber security database of India (NCSDI), cyber
security research and development centre of India (CSRDCI),
cyber
forensics research and development centre of India, cyber
crimes investigation centre of India, etc are on the lines
that ITU has been projecting for long.
Let us see how WCIT 2012 would tackle various issues
pertaining to information and communication technology (ICT) and how
industry leaders like PTLB would contribute in achieving the
objectives of ITU and other international organisations.
