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WhatsApp, Signal cite encryption, privacy to avoid compliance, says govt

While in some cases, the ministry said, only meta data is shared and for majority cases either mutual legal assistance treaty or letter rogatory is insisted upon which is a very time-consuming process

Encryption to stay, won't give 'backdoor' access: Facebook tells US govt

As a company that supports 2.7 billion users around the world, it is our responsibility to use the very best technology available to protect their privacy, Facebook said

WhatsApp snoop: Targeted users want govt to explain ties with Israeli firm

The group of 19 affected Indian users said in an open letter that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government must explain whether it had mounted the surveillance on them

Snoopgate: Govt has no dealings with Israel firm, says source

The source, who requested anonymity, said WhatsApp had not disclosed the alleged spying incident in its conversations with the Indian government

Israeli spyware used to spy on Indian journos, activists: Whatsapp confirms

The hackers allegedly used an Israeli technology, Pegasus develeoped by Israeli firm, NSO to the conduct cyberespionage

US, allies ask Facebook for backdoor access to encrypted messages

Facebook would continue to work with authorities to strike a balance between privacy concerns and fighting crimes

WhatsApp rejects Britain's request to access encrypted texts of terrorists

The inability to access terrorists' encrypted conversations is creating a 'black hole' for security services: Britain

Whatsapp to curb fake news and spam texts without compromising user privacy

While India grapples with a booming digital market and increasing data security concerns, messaging app WhatsApp wants to ensure bare minimum access to user data to prevent misuse. The messaging app, like its parent company Facebook, has been accused of misuse for allowing fake news and spam messages to proliferate unchecked globally. "The traditional way to filter spam messages would be to check the messages at server (for keywords) but since the data is encrypted, we cannot see the messages. That said we have a dedicated spam team to help identify such accounts (that send bulk messages)," said Alan Kao, Software Engineer at WhatsApp .He mentioned methods like identifying accounts that sent bulk messages to numbers outside of their phonebook or suspending accounts that many users have reported as spam. Kao reiterated that once a message is read by a recipient (identified by two blue ticks), the messages are wiped out of WhatsApp servers. As WhatsApp does not store data on cloud ...

Blackberry, VoxSmart partner to enable banks to monitor WhatsApp chats

Firms partnered to help financial corps comply with EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive

WhatsApp denies encrypted messages can be intercepted

The security issue was detected by Tobias Boelter, a cryptography and security researcher.

WhatsApp encryption shouldn't give safe havens for cyber crime: US

On Tuesday, WhatsApp, which has more than a billion users, said it has introduced encryption to all its services

WhatsApp encryption: Privacy for 'all', boon or bane?

Investigators of Paris attacks have found evidence of terrorists using encrypted applications to plot the attacks

WhatsApp rolls out end-to-end encryption for calls, messages

The move will potentially protect texts and voice calls of its over one billion users from hackers and "regimes"