Indian Army develops messaging application ‘Secure Application for Internet’

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News: Indian Army has developed a simple messaging application named the Secure Application for Internet(SAI).

 

Facts:

  • SAI: It is a simple and secure messaging application that supports end-to-end secure voice, text and video calling services for Android platforms over the internet.
  • Developed by:The application has been developed by Col Sai Shankar of the Indian Army.
  • Why did the Army develop SAI? There have been concerns about the use of commercial mobile applications by Army officials for communicating with each other as it may compromise security.

 

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