February 28, 2020
Though encrypting messages may be a great option where hackers
The Supreme Court will hear the petition in WhatsApp&China instant water heating faucet Manufacturers039;s fate in India on June 29. dc-Cover-8mib8m57n7fme1mgt0emlnsul6-20160624084654.Medi_.jpeg The Supreme Court will hear the petition in WhatsApp's fate in India on June 29.After WhatsApp turned on end-to-end encryption (E2E) to secure the privacy of their one billion active users, debates over user’s privacy versus the country’s security immediately sprouted. WhatsApp’s decision on the 256-bit encryption came after the FBI-Apple battle over seeking messages from the locked iPhone of a claimed terrorist.
Though encrypting messages may be a great option where hackers and the government cannot snoop on the user’s private lives, this causes a huge issue when the police have to crack into messages that are passed on using this channel to protect its citizens.Following the enabling of WhatsApp encryption, many activists around the world claimed it as a potential threat to National security. In India, an encryption of up to 40-bit is considered legal and services that are implementing this type of encryption have to register with the government. Those who are using higher encryption are presently in the gray area, and so is the case with WhatsApp. Hence, indirectly, WhatsApp is presently illegal in India, but there are no guidelines as yet in the country which can ban them for now.Earlier last month, an RTI activist from Gurgaon, Sudhir Yadav, had filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a complete ban on the messaging platform WhatsApp. The RTI petition # was filed under the registration number DOTEL/R/2016/50413. Sudhir wants a ban on WhatsApp because they have decided to encrypt all messages that get exchanged on the platform. He also said that any terrorist can safely chat on WhatsApp and make plans to harm the country and the Indian intelligence agencies would not be able to tap them to take necessary actions.The Supreme Court will hear a petition on June 29— seeking a ban on WhatsApp on the ground that the messaging app’s E2E encryption could pose as a threat to the country’s security—as it gives terrorists a means of easy communication and that it is impossible to intercept by the government and security agencies.Other than WhatsApp, the petition has also asked the court to take a decision on other highly encrypted messaging services such as Hike, Secure Chat, Viber and a few others. The Supreme Court will hear the petition on June 29, which will decide the fate of WhatsApp and a few other messaging platforms in India.Will WhatsApp be banned Should WhatsApp be banned Come June 29, we shall hear what the Supreme Court has to dictate.(This story is originally appeared on Deccan Chronicle)
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February 24, 2020
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WhatsApp has added a quoting option in the new version release. AA Whatsapp.jpeg WhatsApp has added a quoting option in the new version release.WhatsApp is continuously updating new features on its messaging platform. Each version has something new added. As for now, we are still waiting for the video chat option to start, but it seems to take a while as the developers are still working on the same to probably optimise it for audio, video and data. But for now, the beta version of WhatsApp (v2.16.11
for Android has seen a new feature being added — the quote feature. Soon, the final release will also include the same feature.The quote feature comes in really handy when you are in a group chat. You can quote somebody’s message when replying so that it makes it easier for all of the participants in the group to know which message you are actually referring to. The feature also works in one-on-one chats, where you can quote wholesale hot water tap electric faucet a message and reply back when referring to some older message in the list.If you are on the beta version, when you select a message by long-press on the particular message, you can see an additional arrow pointing to the left (on the top menu bar). Simply tap that and your message will be quoted. You will then be able to see the messages showing up with quoted text and replies accordingly. People on the group or the recipients will be able to know which messages are actually being replied to.
for Android has seen a new feature being added — the quote feature. Soon, the final release will also include the same feature.The quote feature comes in really handy when you are in a group chat. You can quote somebody’s message when replying so that it makes it easier for all of the participants in the group to know which message you are actually referring to. The feature also works in one-on-one chats, where you can quote wholesale hot water tap electric faucet a message and reply back when referring to some older message in the list.If you are on the beta version, when you select a message by long-press on the particular message, you can see an additional arrow pointing to the left (on the top menu bar). Simply tap that and your message will be quoted. You will then be able to see the messages showing up with quoted text and replies accordingly. People on the group or the recipients will be able to know which messages are actually being replied to.
The quoted message shows inside the box with a preview.iPhone users can do the same, but on the iOS version, after long-pressing on a message, you will see the ‘reply’ option which is meant for quoting.iPhone users are already seeing this feature implemented. Make sure you update your WhatsApp to v2.16.6. The desktop version (WhatsApp Web) does not have this feature as yet and we could soon see it there too.Also read: How to use same WhatsApp number on two or more phones
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February 18, 2020
They have failed miserably when you look at the state of the economy
The main Opposition Congress party on Friday accused the Modi government of "working overtime†tapping the phones of the Opposition, civil servants and judges and asked it to stop this game of politic wholesale electric faucet The main Opposition Congress party on Friday accused the Modi government of "working overtime†tapping the phones of the Opposition, civil servants and judges and asked it to stop this game of political blackmail.
The Congress chose the last day of the Parliament session to warn the government to desist from playing these tricks against those who are refusing to toe the government line.The party’s senior spokesman and deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha Anand Sharma told reporters, "There is a dirty tricks department in the BJP government, which is working overtime tapping phone of Opposition, civil servants and judges.â€He alleged that the government is putting senior leaders and bureaucrats under surveillance, manufacturing documents, using state agencies and "pliable†sections of the media.Cautioning the government to stop this game of political blackmail, he said it was "spreading canards†and making attempts at "defamationâ€.
Wondering as to how classified documents of the ministry of defence, CBI and ED have been selectively leaked to few channels and agencies, he said this created an "incomplete pictureâ€."The selective leaking and distribution of classified documents creates an incomplete picture. The whole picture is brought out by the Opposition in Parliament,†Mr Sharma said.He said the government, instead of targeting the Opposition, should focus on delivering on its promises.
They have failed miserably when you look at the state of the economy, job growth, falling exports and falling investment rate.â€Turning to the just-concluded session, he said the Budget Session passed 24 laws, a record in itself.Noting that since 2014, when the Modi government assumed office, more than 80 bills have been passed, he said this is "testimony of a mature Oppositionâ€."This is also a rejection of the canard spread by PM Modi that the Opposition was hindering passage of bills,†he said.
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