Why Did WhatsApp Threaten To Leave India? Encryption Clash And Amended IT Rules Explained
WhatsApp, the instant messaging platform owned by Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, made a bold statement during a Delhi High Court hearing asserting its stance against potential breaches of encryption. The discussion unfolded within the context of WhatsApp's challenge against the amended IT rules, a legal move prompted by concerns over privacy infringement. At the heart of WhatsApp's objection lay the contention that the amended rules, introduced without prior consultation, posed a threat to user privacy rights enshrined in the Indian Constitution. WhatsApp had previously articulated its concerns, asserting that compliance with the rules would necessitate compromising the end-to-end encryption framework, thereby jeopardising the privacy of millions of users.



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