View: WhatsApp case is about you, the average internet user. So here are a few things you must knowFor close to 740 million Indian internet subscribers, it is important they understand that neither WhatsApp nor the govt is completely supp...
31 May, 2021, 10.47 AM IST
India proposes alpha-numeric hash to track WhatsApp chatWhatsApp has argued that billions of messages are sent from its platform every minute making it impossible to store or keep track of them.
23 Mar, 2021, 10.34 AM IST
Social Media Rules | ‘Messaging Apps have to meet traceability demand’Messaging apps like WhatsApp must abide by India’s new social media rules on end-to-end encryption and traceability, but the government won...
15 Mar, 2021, 06.01 AM IST
Hope to fix tracking issue, but encryption stays: WhatsAppWhatsApp head Will Cathcart has said he is hoping to find solutions to address the government’s traceability concerns on the platform witho...
10 Mar, 2021, 08.11 AM IST
India Messaging App Rules | WhatsApp sticks to its stance on end-to-end encryptionWhatsApp says it is evaluating "all options" after the government notifies India's new messaging app rules, and that it "will not bend" on ...
02 Mar, 2021, 11.24 AM IST
SC to hear WhatsApp message traceability petitions in JanuaryA two-judge bench led by Justice Deepak Gupta on Tuesday transferred a host of petitions relating to social media message traceability to i...
23 Oct, 2019, 09.42 AM IST
Law enforcement agencies should have access to source of messages that fuel false rumours: Ravi Shankar PrasadThe issue of traceability has been a flashpoint between the government and messaging giant, WhatsApp.
14 Oct, 2019, 01.38 PM IST
Facebook global exec moots 'prospective' solution on WhatsApp issue; govt stands firm on traceabilityThe issue of traceability has been a flashpoint between the government and WhatsApp.
15 Sep, 2019, 12.00 PM IST
SC stops Madras HC from passing final orders on Aadhaar-social media linking, WhatsApp caseThe top court issued notice to the Centre, Google, Twitter, YouTube and others and sought their response by September 13.
20 Aug, 2019, 02.26 PM IST
WhatsApp assures India of 'prompt action' on traceability of messagesThe message traceability issue has been a thorny one between India and WhatsApp for over a year now.
27 Jul, 2019, 06.15 AM IST
HC pings IIT-M professor for report on WhatsApp's traceabilityProf V Kamakoti is assisting in hearing of two petitions that had sought interlinking of the Aadhaar database with social media profiles fo...
25 Jul, 2019, 07.46 AM IST
NSAB comes up with traceability to help WhatsappExpert says solution will give phone number of message sender without tampering with encryption.
01 Jul, 2019, 08.52 AM IST
Fingerprint messages to ensure traceability: Government to WhatsAppThe govt has asked WhatsApp to digitally fingerprint every message sent without breaking the encryption.
18 Jun, 2019, 12.05 PM IST
IT Ministry discusses message traceability issue with WhatsAppThe government is pressing on with its demand for identification of message originators on the platform, which has drawn flak over spread o...
07 Dec, 2018, 10.50 PM IST
WhatsApp executives meet government to discuss traceabilityWhatsApp has resisted demands by Indian govt to enable traceability of messages to curb rumours.
07 Dec, 2018, 08.45 AM IST
Not seeking decryption, but location, identity of those sending provocative messages: Government to WhatsAppWhatsApp has been under fire for being used to spread rumours that have led to violence.
01 Nov, 2018, 07.00 AM IST
Find ways to trace origin of messages: Government to WhatsAppSome analysts say the government’s demand from WhatsApp is reasonable and the company could provide traceability using metadata without com...
20 Sep, 2018, 08.30 AM IST