May 30, 2021
Prof Veezhinathan Kamakoti of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras×
IIT Professor suggests having an encrypted originator information with the message forwarded and Whatsapp would then come to know of the originator identity
A fine balance between privacy and national security can be achieved technically, says Prof Veezhinathan Kamakoti of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras, and a member of the government of India’s National Security Advisory Board. Kamakoti assisted the Madras High Court two years ago, as an amicus curiae, in a case Antony Clement Rubin case, relating to WhatsApp message tracing. (Rubin, an animal activist, complained to the court after he received threatening messages on WhatsApp over his protest against jallikattu, a bull-taming game, popular in Tamil Nadu.)
Don t join WhatsApp if not accepting new policy, use some other app: Delhi HC
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. Updated: 18 Jan 2021, 02:54 PM IST PTI It is a private app. Don t join it. It is a voluntary thing, don t accept it. Use some other app, the court said Even Google maps captures all your data and stores it, Delhi HC bench said
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New Delhi, Jan 18 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Monday said accepting the new privacy policy of social messaging app WhatsApp was a voluntary thing and one can choose not to use or join that platform if one did not agree with its terms and conditions.
Updated Jan 17, 2021 | 14:46 IST
In full-page advertisements across print media, the company said it is delaying the implementation of new privacy policy owing to “misinformation” and “confusion”. Let s find out what it entails. IRM: How will WhatsApp’s new privacy policy impact the users? | Photo Credit: Times Now
The issue of WhatsApp updating its privacy policy for increased data sharing with Facebook sparked a furore forcing it to roll back the proposed norms.
On India Revival Mission Council, we understand the controversy around WhatsApp with respect to its privacy policy which sparked a massive debate. The messaging app earlier decided to update its privacy policy allowing it to share the user’s WhatsApp data with parent Facebook.
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WhatsApp is Leaking Many Numbers in Public Search, Putting You at Risk of Spam, Hacks
The Whatsapp logo and binary cyber codes are seen in this illustration. (Image: Dado Ruvic/Reuters)
Many WhatsApp numbers are being scrolled on public searches on Google, and the leak is effectively taking place via WhatsApp Web.
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WhatsApp is facing a torrid time of late. After being ravaged by debates about its privacy policy and eventually allowing more time for users to react to it, WhatsApp now appears to be indexing private phone numbers on public search. The numbers are being indexed as a result of WhatsApp for Web URLs getting scrolled on open search on Google. What this means is that if you have been using WhatsApp on your PC web browser, your contact may get scrolled on public Google search. Potentially, this can put you at risk of attracting spammers, or even cyber criminals looking to get access to chat accounts of individuals.