Parliament to organise 2-day awareness session for MPs on internet security

The government has until now stonewalled queries from MPs on the alleged snooping incident on Whatsapp, but has been forced to conduct such sessions

On account of concerns of breach of privacy and snooping, Parliament will organise a two-day awareness session for Members of Parliament next week. The session will increase awareness on “internet and mobile safety and security”. It will cover the “e-mail policy of the government”, “mobile and desktop security”, “privacy and security concerns while using various apps”, and “privacy and security concerns while using social media”. MPs will be briefed on Monday and Tuesday by officers of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology and CERT-in (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team). The government has until now stonewalled queries from MPs on