According to the below link, this is not a new rule, but something the UPA government passed. This new order just lists out the agencies that can access the dat

According to the below link, this is not a new rule, but something the UPA government passed. This new order just lists out the agencies that can access the data, where as the original rule didn't list anyone specifically. I remember the "provide password or 7 years jail" was a thing for a while. https://www.firstpost.com/india/mha-says-snooping-order-based-on-upa-era-it-rules-no-new-powers-conferred-on-any-security-agencies-5771621.html https://www.firstpost.com/india/mha-says-snooping-order-base...