# India's Intermediary Guidelines

DevFeed: [India's Intermediary Guidelines](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/india-s-intermediary-guidelines-36839.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://shostack.org/blog/indias-intermediary-guidelines/>)

Author: Adam

Published: 2019-03-18T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Shostack & Friends Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/shostack-friends-blog.md>)

Topics: [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Internet](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/internet.md>), [information-technology](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/information-technology.md>)

Tags: [government](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/government.md>), [india](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/india.md>), [information](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/information.md>), [internet](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internet.md>), [organizations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/organizations.md>), [privacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/privacy.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

The author says they signed Access Now's letter urging India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to withdraw draft amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules. The letter argues that the proposed tracing requirement could weaken product and service security and threaten privacy and free expression.

## Source excerpt

I've signed on to Access Now's letter to the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, asking the Government of India to withdraw the draft amendments proposed to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules.