WhatsApp's End-to-End Encryption Under Threat in India, Jeopardizing User Privacy!

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WhatsApp's End-to-End Encryption Under Threat in India, Jeopardizing User Privacy!

WhatsApp, the popular messaging application, is currently embroiled in a significant legal dispute with the Indian government over newly introduced media regulations that compel social media companies to identify the “first originator of information” upon demand from authorities. This requirement, intended for cases of credibly accused wrongdoing, poses a direct threat to WhatsApp's lauded end-to-end encryption, which the Facebook-owned company asserts it cannot break without compromising its core privacy protections for both senders and receivers.

The comprehensive new code, known as the Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code, also mandates that

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