The government is considering expanding the Sahyog portal’s functionality to allow law enforcement agencies request user data from electronic service providers (ESPs), including social media intermediaries, according to a parliamentary committee report. Sahyog 2.0 to enable user data requests: Panel report The Sahyog portal, developed by the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the ministry of home affairs, is used by authorised government agencies to send notices to intermediaries under Section 79 of the IT Act, requiring the removal of unlawful content within specified timelines. “In the upcoming phase, the platform is proposed to be augmented with functionalities enabling LEAs to submit data requisition requests to ESPs in a structured and streamlined manner,” the Parliamentary Committee on the Empowerment of Women said in its report, tabled in Parliament on Monday. The move aims to minimise procedural delays and expedite lawful data access for investigating and prosecution of cybercrime cases, the report added. An I4C official, requesting anonymity, confirmed that the Sahyog portal’s next phase is currently “under process.” “The proposed enhancement to the Sahyog …