[HumJanenge] Govt. ban on foreign email & servers

For a long time, this group has debated on the ban of use of free web based emails like Yahoo!, Hotmail, Gmail etc. by officials working with various Public Authorities. Even T.O.U. of the respective email provider made it clear. Several of the list members like Sarbajit, Karira, Harikumar etc. had emphasized the various Govt. regulations and NIC policy on ban of usage of such free email services.

Our moderator too had brought this to the notice of various senior officers and secretaries. Given below are some links which might be of interest to most of you

Indian Govt. use of hotmail, gmail receipe for disaster
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-07-18/india-government-s-use-of-hotmail-gmail-recipe-for-disaster-.html

Indian Govt. bans use of Gmail
http://dottech.org/126462/indian-government-bans-use-gmail-thanks-nsa-spying/

Cyberspying Govt. may ban Gmail for official communication
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-news/internet/Cyberspying-Government-may-ban-Gmail-for-official-communication/articleshow/22156529.cms

Cyber spying fallout Govt. may restrict usage of Google
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Cyber-spying-fallout-Govt-may-restrict-usage-of-Googles-Gmail-for-employees/articleshow/22157309.cms

Email policy for Govt. employees for official communications
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/e-mail-policy-for-govt-employees-for-official-communications-centre/articleshow/23113282.cms

Govt. drafts policy to curb use of gmail, yahoo for official purposes.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/govt-drafts-policy-to-curb-use-of-gmail-yahoo-for-official-purposes/1174904/

Govt may restrict usage of Google's Gmail for employees
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Cyber-spying-fallout-Govt-may-restrict-usage-of-Googles-Gmail-for-employees/articleshow/22157309.cms

More on this later

Manoj Pai

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