Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has announced that an enquiry has already been ordered into the phone hacking allegations made by some opposition leaders. He requested those who have received the Apple alert message to cooperate with the probe. "The Apple has clarified that the advisory was issued in 150 countries. The alert is vague. Apple claims that its encryption system cannot be hacked and it has also issued a clarification that negates opposition allegations," the Union minister said.
NEW DELHI: Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday rejected phone hacking allegations made by some opposition leaders and called them "compulsive critics" trying to distract the progress of the country. He announced that an enquiry has already been ordered and asked those who had received the Apple alert message to cooperate with the probe.
"From the mail sent from Apple, it can be understood that they have no clear information, they have sent alerts on the basis of an estimate.This is vague. Apple has released a clarification that the allegations by compulsive critics are not true. Such advisories have been sent to people in 150 countries. The people who cannot see the growth of the country are doing destructive politics," the Union minister said.
"Whenever these compulsive critics do not have any major issue, the only thing they say is surveillance. They tried this a few years back as well, we conducted a proper investigation, and the matter was supervised by the judiciary...
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