66d ago

India Orders GitHub to Remove Jack Dorsey's Bitchat Repositories Under IT Act

India has directed GitHub to disable access to the repositories of Bitchat, Jack Dorsey's decentralized Bluetooth mesh messaging application, under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act and the IT Rules, 2021. According to the official notice issued by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), authorities argue that Bitchat's decentralized architecture, lack of mandatory user registration, absence of centralized logging, and ability to operate without internet connectivity m

2 reportsother

Claim audit

No BS check run yet — press ⚖ to extract this story's claims and verify them against independent sources.

All coverage

India Orders GitHub to Remove Jack Dorsey's Bitchat Repositories Under IT Act

lemmy:lemmy-worldother67d ago kagi ↗

India has directed GitHub to disable access to the repositories of Bitchat, Jack Dorsey's decentralized Bluetooth mesh messaging application, under Section 79(3)(b) of the Information Technology Act and the IT Rules, 2021. According to the official notice issued by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), authorities argue that Bitchat's decentralized architecture, lack of mandatory user

🇮🇳 India has ordered GitHub to remove Jack Dorsey's Bitchat repositories. The official notice cites concerns that Bitchat's decentralized Bluetooth mesh architecture, lack of mandatory user registra

mastodon:infosec-exchangeother67d ago kagi ↗

🇮🇳 India has ordered GitHub to remove Jack Dorsey's Bitchat repositories. The official notice cites concerns that Bitchat's decentralized Bluetooth mesh architecture, lack of mandatory user registration, and absence of centralized logging could hinder lawful interception and criminal investigations. The repositories were targeted under Section 79(3)(b) of the IT Act and the IT Rules, 2021 India