The Centre has refuted the claim made by WhatsApp that the new social media rules violate the fundament Right to Privacy. In its rebuttal, the MeitY said news rules followed global precedence.
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The new guidelines issued by the Government of India mandated a grievance redressal system for over the top (OTT) and digital portals in the country.
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Updated: May 26, 2021, 11:37 AM IST
WhatsApp on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against the Indian government s IT Rules that would require the messaging app to trace the origin of particular messages sent on the service.
To a WION question asking the WhatsApp spokesperson on it suing the Government in Delhi High Court, the spokesperson said, “Requiring messaging apps to “trace” chats is the equivalent of 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. We have consistently joined civil society and experts around the world in opposing requirements that would violate the privacy of our users. In the meantime, we will also co
Government Responds to WhatsApp, Says Respects Right to Privacy but It Is Subject to ‘Reasonable Restrictions’
The Ministry of Information Technology takes a dig at WhatsApp while giving clarification on its new regulations. By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 26 May 2021 19:08 IST
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The government said it had no intention to violate right to privacy
Social media platforms were required to comply with the new regulations
WhatsApp on Wednesday received a firm response from the government over the messaging app not complying with the provisions of the Intermediary Rules and alleging violation of privacy of users. The government clarified that it had no intention of violating the privacy of WhatsApp users even if it required the instant messaging app to disclose the origin of a particular message, adding that the right to privacy was not absolute and subject to “reasonable restrictions”.
WhatsApp moves Delhi HC against Centre s IT rules
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26 May 2021, 15:18 GMT+10
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): WhatsApp on Wednesday moved the Delhi High Court against the Centre s recently imposed IT Rules that would require the messaging services to trace the origin of particular messages sent on the service.
WhatsApp through its statement said, Requiring messaging apps to trace chats is the equivalent of 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. The WhatsApp spokesperson said, We have consistently joined civil society and experts around the world in opposing requirements that would violate the privacy of our users. In the meantime, we will also continue to engage with the Government of India on practical solutions aimed at keeping people safe, including responding to valid legal requests for the information available to us. On February 25, the
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