May 26, 2021
India has made new and stricter IT rules that require instant messaging platforms such as WhatsApp to aid in identifying the ‘originator’ of messages. WhatsApp seeing this as a breach of their users privacy has petitioned in the Delhi High court against this act.
The petition challenges the constitutional validity of rules which will be effective from May 26th. The complaint was filed on 25th.
“Requiring messaging apps to ‘trace’ chats is equivalent to asking us to keep a fingerprint of every single message sent on WhatsApp, which would break end-to-end encryption and fundamentally undermines people’s right to privacy,” a WhatsApp spokesperson said.
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May 25, 2021 08:09 IST
The industry has requested a re-think over a clause in the new rules which can lead to imposition of criminal liability upon the employees for non-compliance by intermediaries.
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The industry has requested a re-think over a clause in the new rules which can lead to imposition of criminal liability upon the employees for non-compliance by intermediaries.
The three-month deadline for social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to comply with new stricter rules for intermediaries ends on Tuesday, even as at least five industry bodies, including CII and the U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC), have asked the government for up to a one-year compliance window, particularly in the view of the pandemic.
Facebook says it ‘aims to comply’ with new social media rules as Centre’s deadline set to end
Facebook says it ‘aims to comply’ with new social media rules as Centre’s deadline set to end
In February, the Centre had set a three-month deadline, set to expire on Tuesday, for social media platforms to comply with the new rules. Photo used for representation. | Dado Ruvic/Reuters
Social media platform Facebook on Tuesday said it “aims to comply” with the central government’s new information technology rules, ANI reported. The statement holds significance as Tuesday marks the end of the three months’ deadline set by the Centre for social media platforms to comply with the new rules.
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May 25, 2021 19:08 IST
The CII and the US-India Business Council have written to the government for up to a one-year compliance window, particularly in the view of COVID-19.
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The CII and the US-India Business Council have written to the government for up to a one-year compliance window, particularly in the view of COVID-19.
Social media giant Facebook on Tuesday said it aimed to comply with the provisions of India’s new IT rules of intermediaries, which come into effect on Wednesday. The U.S.-headquartered firm added that it continued to discuss the issues related to the new guidelines with the government.