WhatsApp, which reportedly has close to half a billion users in India, is a significant social media intermediary. The requirement is one of traceability, and WhatsApp is opposed to it. Also Read WhatsApp users have nothing to fear: Ravi Shankar PrasadWhatsApp also says traceability doesn’t work. Editorial | Fitful approach: On WhatsApp privacy policy and need for data protection lawsHow has the Government of India responded to this? The first is regarding reasonable restrictions, or the conditions that could trigger a traceability order by a court.
Source: The Hindu May 29, 2021 20:37 UTC