India Plays Down U.S. Cyber Snooping Reports
New Delhi: India Tuesday sought to play down reports of the US cyber snooping at diplomatic missions, including at the Indian embassy in Washington, and said it was merely a "computer study of patterns" and also cast doubts on the veracity of the revelations.
"I don't think we should be raising it to such a high level... that it becomes a matter of serious question. It is only a computer study of patterns - meaning destination. It is not snooping," External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said in Brunei where he has gone to attend meetings with ASEAN countries.
He said the issue was discussed during the India visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry. "Kerry and (US President Barack) Obama have clarified, there is some information that they get out of scrutiny and they use it for terrorism purposes," he said.
He said India and the US have a cyber security dialogue during which such issues are discussed.
"I don't think we should be raising it to such a high level... that it becomes a matter of serious question. It is only a computer study of patterns - meaning destination. It is not snooping," External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said in Brunei where he has gone to attend meetings with ASEAN countries.
He said the issue was discussed during the India visit of US Secretary of State John Kerry. "Kerry and (US President Barack) Obama have clarified, there is some information that they get out of scrutiny and they use it for terrorism purposes," he said.
He said India and the US have a cyber security dialogue during which such issues are discussed.
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