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BJP leader wants Gmail, Yahoo to be declared as 'untrustworthy' for citizens

14 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/bjp-leader-wants-gmail-yahoo-to-be-declared-as-untrustworthy-for-citizens.190260/

abhigeek
abhigeek Original post #1
Mar 4, 2015 at 4:11 PM
The Indian government has already banned third party email servers Gmail and Yahoo in government offices, stating security concerns. Now, BJP MP Tarun Vijay has urged the government to declare these sites untrustworthy and ban them for private citizens as well

He further added that government should also impose a ban on use of social media sites in offices too. Even personal emails shouldn't be allowed on Gmail, Yahoo and such foreign-based email service providers, he said, adding, "These email services should be declared 'untrustworthy' for common citizens also.
Source

Tarun Vijay, Seriously?
$hadow
$hadow #2
Mar 4, 2015 at 5:10 PM
:facepalm: or :troll: can't decide what to say.
SaiyanGoku
Mar 4, 2015 at 5:11 PM
This is what you call retardness :facepalm:

aka ch*tiyapa
Flash
Flash #4
Mar 4, 2015 at 6:12 PM
So, let me guess

Gmail>Yahoomail>Outlook>>>>>Facebook>Google+>Twitter>Tumblr>Reddit>>>>>>>Wikipedia>Quora>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>and finally Internet?
Flash
Flash #6
Mar 4, 2015 at 6:58 PM
And use what? Rediff?

And we thought we voted for a change! :facepalm:
Government readies national email service: 'Unhackable' server modelled on Gmail will bring secure network to all Indians | Daily Mail Online

I don't know whether this project is still up or not..
SaiyanGoku
Mar 4, 2015 at 7:08 PM
Government readies national email service: 'Unhackable' server modelled on Gmail will bring secure network to all Indians | Daily Mail Online

I don't know whether this project is still up or not..

Nothing is unhackable. :rolleyes:
tanmaymohan
Mar 4, 2015 at 8:49 PM
Their Androids will stop working too I guess .
GhorMaanas
Mar 4, 2015 at 9:01 PM
seems 'inspiration' from china was also taken. although some concerns appear to be not without reason, but i don't think such a move will take shape.

P.S. - seeing Tarun Vijay after a long time.

P.S. 2 - there seems to be some discrepancy in the news. other sources mention only the call for declaring these sites as 'unworthy' for the pvt. citizens, with no mention of 'ban' for them. should check out video(s) to learn more.
P
Mar 5, 2015 at 2:59 AM
See its fact that Google is using the users data and tracking users activity. But one can ban then only when they provide a may be not better but similar replacement.
theserpent
Mar 5, 2015 at 8:28 AM
Lets hope nothing like this will happen, can we have a petition and call OPINDIA(ANONYMOUS)
$hadow
$hadow #12
Mar 5, 2015 at 2:35 PM
looks like one of the minister's android phone started hanging up so they decided to ban Gmail.
skeletor
skeletor #13
Mar 5, 2015 at 4:27 PM
Any service you use online is untrustworthy. Even this forum.
$hadow
$hadow #14
Mar 5, 2015 at 10:45 PM
There are always loopholes available somewhere.