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Now Google, Skype asked for access
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New Delhi, September 1
The government today made it clear that not just the BlackBerry but all communication companies operating in the country, will have to set up their computer servers within India and also allow security agencies access to the flow of data, voice and SMSes through their networks.

Union Home Secretary GK Pillai, who has been holding talks with telecom majors, said: “….People who operate communication services in India should have a server in India and give data and communication access to law enforcement agencies.”

This has been made clear to Research in Motion, the makers of BlackBerry and to other companies operating in India, Pillai added.

Home Ministry officials said the other service providers, including Google and Internet phone call provider Skype will too have to follow these directives.

“There will be no discrimination. All networks operating in India will have to give access to their services to security agencies,” the officials said. Nokia, which wanted to introduce push-mail service in India, has already agreed to set up a server in India.

The Union Home Ministry has discussed the security concerns related to voice and messaging services available on the Internet. Google and Skype, both having considerable presence in the country, offer these services.

Security agencies don’t have access to the data travelling through Google, Skype and a few other networks.

These service providers have been issued notices earlier and all of them were asked to comply with the directive, a senior official said.

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