WhatsApp messages can be traced without diluting encryption: IIT professor

NEW DELHI:With India pressing for traceability of WhatsApp messages to check the spread of fake news, a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras on Wednesday stressed that the issue can be easily resolved without diluting end-to-end encryption and affecting the privacy of users.

“If WhatsApp says it is not technically possible to show the originator of the message, I can show that it is possible,” said V. Kamakoti, while delivering a lecture at Indian Council of World Affairs here.

“When a message is sent from WhatsApp, the identity of the originator can also be revealed along with the message.