The CMS is a surveillance project which aims to create a system that provides central and direct access to information without any intervention by third parties.
It is developed by the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and is capable of accessing all communication data (telephone calls - mobile and landline, VoIP calls, emails, and other communication on social media).
It is an extension of the already existing ‘Lawful Interception and Monitoring System’ which telecom and internet service providers are required to install.
The service providers are required to integrate Interception Store and Forward (ISF) servers which are connected to various Regional Monitoring Centres.
It has direct access to vast amounts of real-time data and metadata of users.
Although much information does not exist about the program, the government apparently has been running trials in gradual phases.
