In Delhi High Court, WhatsApp Challenged the New IT Rule over Traceability of Messages
The Facebook-owned instant messenger, WhatsApp in the Delhi High Court has challenged the new IT rule over traceability of messages and termed it unconstitutional, as it breaches basic privacy of citizens.
| 28 May 2021 2:15 AM GMT
NEW DELHI: The Facebook-owned instant messenger, WhatsApp in the Delhi High Court has challenged the new IT rule over traceability of messages and termed it unconstitutional, as it breaches basic privacy of citizens. However in September 2019, the Supreme Court had said it was imperative that there is a regime to find out originators of messages, and it may be necessary to get such information from the intermediaries.