Facebook India policy director to Parliamentary panel: WhatsApp's encryption makes snooping from our end impossible
In October, WhatsApp said Indian journalists and human rights activists were among those globally spied upon by unidentified entities, using an Israeli spyware — Pegasus.
Facebook, WhatsApp will be forced to share encrypted messages with UK police: Report
This new rule is part of a new treaty between the two countries, which will reportedly be signed next month.
WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption feature is not essential, says Tamil Nadu lawyer
Tamil Nadu state lawyers believe WhatsApp must have some semblance of traceability for investigating crimes.
WhatsApp vulnerability allowed hackers to manipulate messages, sender identity
The vulnerability allowed hackers to change the content of the message in the quoted text.
Aftermath of Pulwama attack shows WhatsApp’s India strategy to contain fake news is flawed
The aftermath of the Pulwama terror attacks has again punched holes in WhatsApp’s defences on its India strategy working
Ditching WhatsApp data encryption is not helpful in curbing terrorism, says Facebook COO
Facebook hired an online army of more than 7,000 people which is assigned to crack down on terrorists using the site.
Telegram to block 'terrorist-related' public channels after the ban in Indonesia
On Saturday, Communications Minister Rudiantara told Reuters by text message that Telegram had not processed the government's requests to take down "radical" content quickly enough.
Law enforcement agencies face difficulty dealing with encrypted communications like WhatsApp says RS Prasad
Indian security agencies are unable to decrypt some of the communication on platforms like WhatsApp to readable formats for various reasons such as technical as well as legal and regulatory policy, Parliament was informed Friday.
WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption is legal in India, but not for long
WhatsApp end-to-end encryption is legal in India for now. Changes in regulations might not keep it so for long.
WhatsApp's 'end-to-end' encryption claim may not be true
A complete secure conversation is something WhatsApp has promised. However, it may not be the complete truth.
WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption should not provide safe havens to terrorists, says FBI
The US has raised an alarm over end-to-end encryption of all messages from Facebook-owned WhatsApp, saying that strong encryption should not provide cyber safe havens to terrorists and child pornographers.
WhatsApp update for Android includes end-to-end encryption to protect messages
An online privacy tool endorsed by Edward Snowden is being used to protect WhatsApp messages from snooping by encrypting them as they travel the Internet.