US will share encrypted data with India to help fight terror

The assurance was given to the National Investigation Agency during a meeting with FBI's deputy director, Andrew G McCabe.

D-India has time and again complained that it does not get enough support from the United States of America where digital evidence is concerned. However now, the US has assured India that it would share encrypted data on the internet and social media platforms relating to cases of terrorism.

Several cases of online terror have fallen flat due to want of evidence. India has constantly said that such cases can be cracked only if countries such as the US cooperates. Several cases have gone into the cold storage for want of evidence. With groups such as the Islamic State operating online, digital evidence becomes crucial.

The assurance was given to the National Investigation Agency during a meeting with FBI's deputy director, Andrew G McCabe. The NIA had told McCabe that it would require the support of the US in cracking cases relating to online terrorism. The NIA says that crucial data in such cases could be made available only by the US.

The NIA said that in cases pertaining to the IS, the chats, emails and conversations are coded. If the US would cooperate with India in such cases, then it would be easier to crack such cases. Moreover when such cases land up in court, it would be easier for the NIA to secure a conviction after producing digital evidence.

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