India’s Mass Surveillance Projects Flashcards
What is Central Monitoring System Project?
Government has set up the CMS to automate the process of lawful interception and monitoring of mobile phones, landlines and the internet in the country. The project is run by Centre for Development of Telematics.
What is Network Traffic Analysis (NETRA)?
It has been developed by the Center for Artificial Intelligence & Robotics (CAIR) laboratory under the Defence Research and Development Organisation. The system could detect selective words like “bomb”, “blast”, “attack” or “kill” within seconds from emails, instant messages, status updates and tweets.
What is National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)?
NATGRID was proposed just after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. It is essentially an intelligence grid that links all the stored data from different government and intelligence entities, which enables it to analyse data gathered by the linked agencies.
What is Lawful Interception and Monitoring Project (LIM)?
The LIM works in a similar way to NETRA. It is a program for surveillance of Internet traffic in India, allowing the monitoring of all traffic (text and audio) passing through ISPs. The LIM’s unique capability is to conduct automated keyword searches, which allows government agencies to track data passing through servers for as long as they want, without the ISP’s knowledge.
