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86% against Centre's move to intercept data on personal computers: BS poll

Govt issued an order authorising 10 security and investigative agencies and Delhi Police to "intercept, monitor and decrypt any information generated, transmitted, received or stored on any computer"

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A vast majority of Indians are not in favour of security and investigative agencies snooping on their data, shows an online poll conducted by Business Standard.

On Friday, the government triggered a major controversy by authorising 10 central security and investigative agencies to monitor and intercept all computers, a decision that came under severe attack from the Opposition which accused the government of creating a surveillance state.

Business Standard conducted a poll on its website, Twitter and Facebook pages asking, "Do you welcome Modi govt's move to authorise 10 central agencies to intercept, monitor and decrypt information in “any” computer?"