"The IT Act doesn’t have much teeth and is not equipped to deal with such issues. Therefore, this needs to be brought under (telecom) licensing," said the official. However, in case of a WhatsApp call, all we have is one IP address… that’s it, nothing else. "He added that when law enforcement agencies want to get more details, the companies get away by saying they haven’t stored the data within India, and so cannot provide any information. "But a licence would require them to store Indian data in India.

Source: Economic Times May 28, 2021 02:55 UTC