India Will Ask the U.S. Government for Help Spying on Its Citizens

When you need help with a difficult problem, it’s always wise to turn to an expert. Maybe that’s why India’s home ministry is planning to ask the United States for assistance in decrypting communications over Skype, BlackBerry, WeChat and other services. The request is on the agenda for the U.S.-Indo police chiefs conference, which starts Wednesday in Delhi, the Economic Times reports, citing an “agenda note” from the ministry. It reads: The communication over these services is encrypted and the encryption-decryption technologies available with the service providers will be required by security agencies even if the facility for lawful interception of these communications is extended to security agencies in India. The technology in use by US agencies may be an area of co-operation.