DoT’s draft cybersecurity rules draw fresh flak from telcos, experts

New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications’ (DoT) draft amendments to cybersecurity rules have drawn flak from multiple stakeholders, including telecom and tech players as well as privacy advocates.

The proposed rules, experts said, are too overarching and compromise the privacy of consumers.

The rules broaden the scope of traffic data collection and analysis, potentially bringing non-licensee entities like over-the-top (OTT) players, apps and any entity utilising a telecom identifier, like a mobile number, under the ambit of the government’s oversight framework.