Source: The Indian Express
Context
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, directed GitHub to remove three repositories hosting BitChat, a decentralised Bluetooth mesh messaging app.
What BitChat Is
- An open-source, decentralised, peer-to-peer messaging application that works without internet, cellular networks or central servers.
- Created by Jack Dorsey (co-founder of Twitter/X, CEO of Block), launched in July 2025.
- (Fact-check note: the attribution to “Doris Lima” in the source document does not appear in verified reporting; credit BitChat to Jack Dorsey and his team.)
What is I4C (Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre)?
An MHA body set up in 2018 to coordinate the national response to cybercrime, operating the National Cyber Crime Reporting Portal and the helpline 1930.
