Does WhatsApp share data with Indian government?

The platform has left a window open for future action by stating that its current stance is only until the Indian government comes up with Personal Data Protection (PDP) law. The GDPR law does not allow WhatsApp to share data with Facebook or any other third party company.

Can governments Hack WhatsApp calls?

It’s very unlikely that any government agency would crack the encryption. They would need the key. And the only way they could get that is if Whatsapp had a backdoor or weakness in their software which allowed for such a key to be extracted.

What government wants from WhatsApp?

WhatsApp is suing the Indian government over a ‘traceability’ clause in the new Intermediary Rules 2021, which were notified in February this year. In response, the government has called WhatsApp’s act as a one of defiance and wants them to comply.

What govt wants from WhatsApp?

The new rules dictate that a company like WhatsApp should be to track down the ‘first originator’. According to the government, such a request will only be made when there is sexually explicit content being circulated or a threat to national security is in play.

Is WhatsApp really end to end encryption?

WhatsApp has always maintained that all its messages are end-to-end encrypted. That’s because the encryption and decryption of messages sent and received on WhatsApp occur entirely on your device. Before a message ever leaves your device, it’s secured with a cryptographic lock, and only the recipient has the keys.

Can you permanently delete WhatsApp messages?

WhatsApp does not delete your messages when you delete it, but just marks it as deleted. A recent finding reveals that WhatsApp is not permanently deleting your messages that are cleared.

Can police recover deleted WhatsApp messages?

Keeping Your Data Secure So, can police recover deleted pictures, texts, and files from a phone? The answer is yes—by using special tools, they can find data that hasn’t been overwritten yet. However, by using encryption methods, you can ensure your data is kept private, even after deletion.