NEW DELHI: The Indian government has launched an investigation into revelations that a Chinese company is spying on Indian citizens, including the highest political class and officials in general. The issue was raised in the current parliamentary session by MP KC Venugopal Congress on Wednesday.
Foreign minister S jaishankar, in a letter to Venugopal, said that China had denied any link with the private company while the company Shenzhen Zhenhua had also said that the data collected came from open sources and was no different from what Western companies did. He had denied access to private information about people from confidential sources.
Jaishankar said the MEA broached the matter with the Chinese ambassador on Wednesday, while the Indian embassy in Beijing He also raised the issue with the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“The Government of India takes the protection of privacy and personal data of Indian citizens very seriously. It is deeply concerned by any reports that suggest that foreign sources are accessing or attempting to access the personal data of our citizens without their consent. The Government has set up a Committee of Experts dependent on the National Cyber Security Coordinator to study these reports, evaluate their implications, evaluate violations of the law and present its recommendations within thirty days, ”the minister wrote.
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