Where did the advisory note go: Experts quiz CERT-In

BENGALURU: Cyber law experts have asked the government to explain why the Indian computer emergency response team (CERT-In) removed from its website two days ago an advisory it had put out in May warning users of a vulnerability that could be used to exploit WhatsApp on their smartphones.

“This is merely further evidence that the explanation is to be provided by GoI (Government of India) instead of blame shifting and politicising the issue,” said Mishi Choudhary, the legal director of the New York-based Software Freedom Law Center. “India is a surveillance state with no judicial oversight.”