India News: After the messaging platform said that forcing it to break message encryption may lead to its exit from India, the Delhi HC has said the right to priv
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The counsel appearing for WhatsApp submitted before a division bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora that the said rule requires "consideration".
WhatsApp's big statement in the Delhi High Court that breaking message encryption would be the end of the platform in India has sparked a debate on the balance between right to privacy and the government's need to ensure national security.
WhatsApp challenges the Indian government s rule requiring the identification of the first originator of the information. The firm refuses to compromise on end-to-end encryption, citing a violation of privacy rights.