WhatsApp moves Delhi high court against new guidelines

WhatsApp on Tuesday moved the Delhi high court against the new rules announced in February for digital media companies, saying the requirement for them to adopt features such as traceability for identifying originators of messages violated the right to privacy under the Indian law and the company’s end-to-end encryption policy. It said the company does not believe traceability can be imposed in a way that cannot be spoofed or modified, leading to new ways for people to be framed for things they did not say or do.

WhatsApp moved the court on the day the deadline for social media companies to put in place new mechanisms to comply with the rules ended.