India calls for transparency in internet surveillance

India has called for transparency and accountability in internet security surveillance and for striking balance between human rights and national security.

The global community needs “to create frameworks so that internet surveillance practices motivated by security concerns are conducted within a truly transparent and accountable framework”, Santosh Jha, external affairs ministry director general, told the UN General Assembly on Wednesday.

There has to be a “better protection of all citizens in the online environment and strike an ideal balance between national security and internationally recognised human rights”, he said at a review on implementing the recommendations of the World Summit on Information Society.
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