9,000 phones, 500 emails intercepted per month in 2013: RTI
An RTI response has revealed that between 7,500-9,000 phones and 300-500 emails were intercepted each month in 2013 during the UPA government. Another RTI reply disclosed that ten agencies, including Intelligence Bureau, CBI and ED, were authorised the interception under Indian Telegraph Act, 1885. On Friday, the Centre authorised 10 agencies to intercept information stored on any computer.