Svmuu News: India’s cybercrime agency has requested that GitHub remove Bitchat-related code repositories. Bitchat is an offline messaging app launched by Jack Dorsey, designed to be decentralized and require no registration.
Indian authorities claim that Bitchat’s design hinders lawful surveillance and investigations. Protesters in Delhi used the app—along with similar Bluetooth Mesh applications—to coordinate their actions during protests over an exam scandal, circumventing repeated internet outages.
It remains unclear whether GitHub will comply with the takedown request within the three-hour deadline. As of Friday, Bitchat was still available on major app stores, and open-source code is typically mirrored across multiple platforms. (COinDesk)