WhatsApp responds to Indian Govt letter, calls new privacy policy a transparency measure WhatsApp responds to Indian Govt letter, calls new privacy policy a transparency measure Reacting to the letter by Ministry of information and Technology, WhatsApp has said that it is ready to address any misinformation around its updated policy and remains available to answer all the questions. advertisement UPDATED: January 20, 2021 16:42 IST The instant messaging platform said that it is committed to protecting personal messages with end-to-end encryption. HIGHLIGHTS Platforms says open to answering questions. WhatsApp says committed to protecting user data. Reacting to the letter by Ministry of information and Technology, WhatsApp has said that it is ready to address any misinformation around its updated policy and remains available to answer all the questions. In a statement shared with India Today Tech, the instant messaging platform said that it is committed to protecting personal messages with end-to-end encryption and re-emphasized that neither WhatsApp or Facebook can read them.