WhatsApp row: Govt doesn t intend to break encryption
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27 May 2021, 01:56 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): By imposing the new IT Rules that would require the messaging services to trace the origin of particular messages sent on the service, the Government of India does not intend to break encryption, said sources. Intermediary Guidelines require identifying the originator only when other means of finding out the culprit are not possible. And, the government does not intend to break encryption. Intermediary Guidelines Intermediary Rules clearly stipulate the grounds and procedure for sending the request to the originator of the message, sources told ANI.
ANI | Updated: May 26, 2021 20:26 IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): By imposing the new IT Rules that would require the messaging services to trace the origin of particular messages sent on the service, the Government of India does not intend to break encryption, said sources. Intermediary Guidelines require identifying the originator only when other means of finding out the culprit are not possible. And, the government does not intend to break encryption. Intermediary Guidelines Intermediary Rules clearly stipulate the grounds and procedure for sending the request to the originator of the message, sources told ANI.
According to the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), it is very important to note that such an order, to trace the first originator, under Rule 4(2) of the Intermediary Guidelines shall be passed only for the purposes of prevention, investigation, punishment etc. of inter alia an offence relating to sovereignty, integ
Incidents of inter-community riots and chaos due to a social media message, forwarded several times, have become a big headache for the government and local law enforcement agencies. The incidents have caused a huge loss of life and property and tarnished the image of the administration. Therefore, to stop the spread of such malicious content, the Indian government believes that it’s important to find the genesis of the message. Hence, under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021, published on February 25, social media platforms were asked to actively monitor the content on their platform, among other things.
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