Government orders GitHub to remove Bluetooth-based chat app Bitchat: Jack Dorsey
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- The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) ordered GitHub to remove the Bluetooth-based messaging app Bitchat, citing security risks.
- The app enables decentralized peer-to-peer messaging over Bluetooth mesh networks, allowing anonymous communication without internet or central servers, which I4C claims hinders law enforcement investigations.
- The order follows protests where similar apps were used during internet restrictions, and I4C warns the app could be misused by anti-national elements, terrorists, and cybercriminals to evade surveillance.