Did WhatsApp sues Indian government?

Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is taking the Indian government to court over the traceability clause in the new IT Rules 2021. WhatsApp’s lawsuit has been filed in the Delhi High Court on May 25, the last day to comply with the new rules.

Is there any law for WhatsApp?

The government filed an affidavit in the Delhi High Court, saying that WhatsApp, being a foreign company, cannot avail of fundamental rights under Articles 19 and 21 of the Constitution, invoke the jurisdiction of the court or challenge the constitutionality of an Indian law.

What are the new rules for WhatsApp in India?

The government’s new rules for social media, which came into effect on Wednesday, mandates instant messaging apps such as WhatsApp to trace the origin of a message, if required by the authorities by law.

Why WhatsApp filed a case?

In the first case, WhatsApp is defending its privacy policy update of 2021, which asks users to sign up to its data-sharing policy with Facebook group companies, while the Centre is opposing the policy update on grounds including “violation of informational privacy”.

Can WhatsApp be banned permanently?

This prevented millions of users from using the apps. Do you know that WhatsApp app can suspend or delete your account for temporarily or permanently without notice if you do some certain actions. It really happens as WhatsApp banned 20.7 Lakh accounts in India in August.

Is WhatsApp a legal document in India?

In January 2020, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court accepted WhatsApp chats and e-mails as “proof” of a contract. However, the Apex court, as well as the Punjab and Haryana HC have in their orders noted that the “certificate” of authenticity can be submitted at any stage of the trial.

Can WhatsApp give chat to police?

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Can police trace WhatsApp location?

We do not retain data for law enforcement purposes unless we receive a valid preservation request before a user has deleted that content from our service. In the ordinary course of providing our service, WhatsApp does not store messages once they are delivered or transaction logs of such delivered messages.

Is WhatsApp admissible in court India?

In January 2020, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court accepted WhatsApp chats and e-mails as “proof” of a contract.

What is the new WhatsApp policy 2021?

WhatsApp announced its new data privacy policy in early February and prompted the users to comply with it by February 8, 2021. According to the new privacy policy, WhatsApp will share user-data with other Facebook companies only.

Can police Track old WhatsApp messages?

Can police Track Your WhatsApp?

On being asked why metadata shared by WhatsApp with law enforcement agencies is not enough for investigation purposes, Singh said that metadata is useful but has limitations since the police do not know the contents of a message and who sent it.