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[Polity] National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID): Meaning, Use, Controersy

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Mat!s: "ast#trac$ Ra%es!Reasoning: M& Pandey'nglis!: P a$s!i

1. NATGRID

2. Concerns

3. Privacy and misuse

. !i"i#ea"s #i"e situation

NATGRID

• *+-- attac$s on M./0ai led to t!e e12os.re o3 seeral 4ea$nesses in India5s intelligence gat!ering and action net4or$s6 o,

C!ind. ca/e .2 4it! t!e idea o3 National Intelligence Grid (NATGRID)

• NATGRID 4ill integrate *- categories o3 data 3ro/ agencies li$e

-6 an$s,

*6 Rail4ays and airlines,

76 Inco/e ta1 de2art/ent,

86 Credit card co/2anies etc6

96 isa and i//igration

• T!is co/0ined data 4ill 0e /ade aaila0le to -- central agencies incl.ding t!e R;A<, t!e National Inestigation Agency, t!e CI,

t!e Directorate o3 Reen.e Intelligence, t!e Intelligence .rea., t!e Narcotics Control .rea. and t!e 'n3orce/ent Directorate to !el2t!e/ 2reent terrorist attac$s and cri/inal actiities6

• NATGRID <ill 0eco/e 3.lly o2erational in *=-7#-8

Concerns

Privacy and misuse

o/e 2eo2le are concerned a0o.t t!e 2rotection o3 indiid.al 2riacy and /is.se o3 in3or/ation 0y la4 en3orce/ent agencies6 >o4eer, T!eGoern/ent !as tried to cal/ do4n t!e 3ears 0y ass.ring t!at

-6 NATGRID is only t!e tec!nical inter3ace 3or intelligence agencies and not an organi?ation in itsel36 I3 t!e agency initiating t!e

in@.iry is not a.t!ori?ed to get t!at in3or/ation, it cannot get it6

*6 NATGRID !as strong in3or/ation 2rotection tec!nology and e1ternal a.dits

76 ec.rity and intelligence agencies 4ill not 0e a0le to .se t!e NATGRID syste/ to access in3or/ation 3or any 2.r2ose ot!er t!ant!at o3 co.ntering terror6

86 NATGRID 4ill not storeB any 2ersonal data, 0.t only 3acilitate trans3er6

!i"i#ea"s #i"e situation

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• IPRN'T is a co/2.ter net4or$ connecting U De3ense and tate De2art/ents (si/ilar to o.r NATGRID)

• ne oldier radly Mannins, accessed t!e IPRN'T, co2ied all t!e U di2lo/atic doc./ents and sent t!e/ to <i$ilea$s 3o.nder 

.lian Assange6

• i/ilar 3iasco co.ld !a22en 4it! India5s NATGRID6