Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Indian govt wakes up to risk of Hotmail and Gmail

<p>Worried by US spying revelations, India has begun drawing up a new email policy to help secure government communications.</p><p>But the man responsible for drafting the rules still regularly uses Hotmail.Like many of his peers in ministries across New Delhi, IT Minister Kapil Sibal's office recently sent an email inviting journalists to the launch of his new personal website using the free email service.</p><p>Others, including senior foreign ministry officials, the information and broadcasting minister and the health ministry secretary, also use Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo instead of their government accounts.</p><p>When asked why he continued to use his Hotmail for official use, Sibal declined to comment, but a senior bureaucrat in his ministry admitted that he personally preferred Gmail because it is "just a lot easier".</p><p><a href="http://www.khaleejtimes.com/kt-article-display-1.asp?xfile=data/international/2013/December/international_December285.xml&section=international">Keep reading...</a></p>

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