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Only authorised law enforcement agencies can tap telephones: Government

The government on March 29 said only authorised law enforcement agencies in the country are empowered to tap telephones or intercept and monitor any electronically transmitted information.

Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra said this in response to a question on whether national or international agencies are authorised to monitor and decrypt any digital information, including Whatsapp conversations.

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