Soon, Deleting Our WhatsApp Messages Might Become Illegal If Our Govt. Has Its Way

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08 Jun 2021, 12:25 pm

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We’re just as baffled as you are by this headline, but as we’ve come to learn with the current powers that be in our country, anything is possible. Especially when it has the word ‘ban’ in it, or some semblance of absolute control over Indian citizens, at the very least.

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#ModiDontReadMyWhatsapp I'm fervently hoping that the internet kills governments before governments kill the internet.
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) September 21, 2015

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#daftnationalencryptionpolicy will ensure that attackers have 90 days to get plain text without attacking your keys or algos.
— Akash Mahajan (@makash) September 20, 2015

If #daftnationalencryptionpolicy becomes a reality, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome etc. browser vendors can't offer you secure updates. — Akash Mahajan (@makash) September 20, 2015

Will the banks need to store every OTP token generated for 90 days as well? #daftnationalencryptionpolicy — Akash Mahajan (@makash) September 20, 2015

If you are a startup "MAKING IN INDIA" with any cloud vendor buy storage & prepare to write cipher text to disk+ sending it over the wire.
— Akash Mahajan (@makash) September 20, 2015

It makes little sense to exclude sensitive security agencies unless you know you're in fact DECREASING security by this regulation.
— Pranesh Prakash (@pranesh_prakash) September 20, 2015

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