'TigerText' on mobiles, new headache for security agencies

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, June 12: It is the new "TigerText" software that  is on the prowl in the cyber space giving fresh concerns to security  agencies as with it the sender can delete all the messages, videos  and photographs on a recipient's mobile. The software enables the consumer to have a complete control  over messaging with a function to auto delete when he wishes to.  "With TigerText you can regain peace of mind and privacy over the  personal data you send, setting when they (should) disappear," the  website of the company says.
 "Once a TigerText message is gone, it's gone, so feel a little  better about your texting last night," says the US-based company.
 A security expert explained that if a customer using TigerText  sends a message to another mobile phone, the sender has the advantage  to delete it at his wish from the recipient mobile. This has prompted Union Home Ministry to issue a directive to Department of Telecom asking them to direct service providers to  ensure proper legal interception before its launch in phones in the country. "Before launch of this service, proper arrangements for legal  interception, monitoring and prior approval of the legal enforcement  agencies are required," the directive issued to DoT states.

Lastupdate on : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Sun, 12 Jun 2011 18:30:00 GMT
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