Govt has no intention of violating privacy of individuals: RS Prasad

New Delhi: The Government of India has no intention to violate the privacy of individuals and the requirement to ask WhatsApp to disclose the origin of a particular message will only arise in the case of “Prevention, Investigation or Punishment” of very serious offences, the government said.

Union minister for Electronics and IT Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that “the Government of India is committed to ensure the Right of Privacy to all its citizens but at the same time it is also the responsibility of the government to maintain law and order and ensure national security.” He added that none of the
measures proposed by India will impact the normal functioning of WhatsApp in any manner whatsoever and for the common users, there will be no impact.