Also, this would not change anything for ordinary WhatsApp users, the Minister said. WhatsApp and other instant messaging platforms have repeatedly claimed that even they cannot know what their users are sending, and therefore, cannot help governments when it comes to breaking the encryption even for specific cases. I repeat, ordinary users have full right to encryption,” Prasad said. On February 25 this year, the government had announced new guidelines for all social media intermediaries, including instant messaging platforms. The IT Ministry had then mandated that instant messaging platforms should enable the identification of the first originator of the information on its computer resource.

Source: Indian Express May 28, 2021 23:06 UTC