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Email services like Gmail and Yahoo! may be banned for governments official use
Government may ban use of Gmail, Yahoo for official communication
Popular email services like Gmail and Yahoo are likely to be banned for official use to safeguard critical and sensitive government data.
A proposal to this effect is being moved by Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) for cabinet approval by month-end, sources said.
Government communication, barring those of ministry of defence and external affairs, will be done using the platform of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), they added.
Government may ban use of Gmail, Yahoo for official communication
Popular email services like Gmail and Yahoo are likely to be banned for official use to safeguard critical and sensitive government data.
A proposal to this effect is being moved by Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) for cabinet approval by month-end, sources said.
Government communication, barring those of ministry of defence and external affairs, will be done using the platform of the National Informatics Centre (NIC), they added.
