India's cybercrime agency ordered GitHub to remove Bitchat, a Bluetooth-based peer-to-peer chat application, citing security risks and potential misuse by 'anti-national elements.' The app was used by protesters during Jantar Mantar demonstrations to bypass government controls.
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Indian Government orders # GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based chat app Bitchat over security concerns: Jack Dorsey > The notice comes after several users participating in the Jantar Mantar protest were observed using Bluetooth-based messaging apps after the government imposed temporary restrictions on internet services https://www. thehindu.com/news/national/gov ernment-orders-github-to-remove-bluet
India's cybercrime agency has ordered GitHub to remove the Bitchat app, citing risks of misuse by criminals and terrorists. Developer Jack Dorsey stated the government dislikes the app's decentralised, Bluetooth-based mesh network and anonymous design. Government orders GitHub to remove Bluetooth app Bitchat over security risks amid internet restrictions during protests, says Jack Dorsey.
# GovernmentOfIndia orders # GitHub to remove # Bluetooth P2P chat app # Bitchat citing misuse by 'anti-national elements'. The # CockroachJanataParty # CJP # protestors were using it to overcome # GoI 's Internet # censorship . # BJP / # NDA must understand that the # FreedomOfSpeech is essential for # democracy and that # India isn't a # fascist # dictatorship . You're the anti-nationals now! Hi