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IB calls for block of VoIP services citing security concerns
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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:32:42 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.telegeography.com/cu/article.php?article_id=30092&email=html TeleGeography's CommsUpdate 15 September 2009 India's Intelligence Bureau (IB) has reportedly called on the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology to block all internet telephony services in and out of the country until the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is able to track such calls, the Economic Times reports. The IB claims that India currently lacks the necessary technology to track VoIP calls, and argues that this presents a national security issue, with the bureau noting: 'In the absence of Caller Line Identification (CLI) parameters of calls landing from abroad, it is next to impossible to identify the country of location of the caller. [...] ________________________________________ Did a friend send you this? From now on, be the first to find out! Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org
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