http://www.networkworld.com/news/2014/010914-india39s-poll-panel-declines-google-277556.html
By John Ribeiro
IDG News Service
January 09, 2014
A proposal by Google to offer voter lookup services was declined by the
Election Commission of India, after cybersecurity experts and political
parties voiced concern about the plan's security implications.
The commission on Thursday confirmed that it had seen a Google
presentation for electoral lookup services to provide information to
voters. "However after due consideration, the Commission has decided not
to pursue the proposal any further," it said in a statement.
Google offered the commission, in a presentation on Tuesday, facilities
for free online voter registration, search and other services, the Press
Trust of India reported. The report drew criticism on the belief that the
collaboration would provide Google with access to a vast amount of data on
Indians.
To register online as a voter on the commission website, people have to
provide their email IDs and mobile phone numbers, said Jiten Jain, a
member of Indian Infosec Consortium, a group of cybersecurity experts. By
the tie-up with the commission, Google would have access to the email IDs,
mobile phone numbers and the IP addresses of voters who register online,
he added.
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