The authorities want such platforms to provide access to messages, calls, and their logs to law-enforcement agencies to aid them with investigations. Also Read | WhatsApp Beta users can now use fingerprint authentication just like iOSUnder which laws are telecom firms currently subject to lawful interception? This mandates telecom companies to provide access to messages, calls, and logs of these in case a court order or a warrant is issued. Currently, there is no jurisdiction anywhere in which messaging apps have been known to provide access to their messages. However, pressure on such services to provide access for law-enforcement purposes has been rising everywhere.

Source: Indian Express October 09, 2019 22:30 UTC