SA, Prism, Snowden. India's Central Monitoring System (CMS). 2013 was the year of government-sponsored snooping. But hey, you ain't seen nothing yet. India, years behind the US in this arena, is trying hard to catch up. Here's five ways you could get snooped on in 2014. This is the most likely way a government department will snoop on you. By asking your phone company for your "call data records" (CDR): who you spoke to, how often and for how long, locations of both parties, and more. There are nearly a dozen Indian organizations (such as the income-tax department), apart from the police, who are allowed to do this.
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