This American LifeThis American Life
WhatsApp Vs Centre: How Can “Traceability” Endanger User Privacy?
- 0 Anmeldelser
- 0
- Episode
- 259 of 511
- Længde
- 20M
- Sprog
- Engelsk
- Format
- Kategori
- Fakta
On a day the Centre's new IT rules for digital media platforms was supposed to come to effect, WhatsApp took the Centre to the Delhi High Court saying that its new rules would compel the messaging platform to violate the end-to-end encryption protection that it has set for its users.
The new IT rules or the intermediary rules have been effective from 26 May onwards for social media platforms, which have more than 50 lakh users such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Twitter.
Two of the rules that the government has mandated for social media platforms is firstly the appointment of grievance officers as a part of a grievance redressal mechanism and secondly, to enable ‘traceability’.
Traceability is basically the government asking social media platforms to trace the origin of a particular piece of information and it's this mandate that WhatsApp is opposing.
The petition that was filed by the company on 25 May – which was the deadline to comply with the new rules, invoked the historic 2017 Supreme Court verdict on the right to privacy to argue that the Centre's traceability requirement is unconstitutional and against the fundamental right to privacy as upheld in the Puttaswamy judgment.
Furthering that argument, WhatsApp even asked the high court to declare the said provision as a violation of privacy rights and block any potential cases of criminal liability against its employees over non-compliance.
But how exactly can ‘traceability’ impact WhatsApp users? What would be at stake if WhatsApp loses this lawsuit?
Producer and Host: Shorbori Purkayastha Guests: Apar Gupta, Lawyer and Executive Director of the Internet Freedom Foundation Mishi Choudhary, Lawyer and the Legal Director and founder of the Software Freedom Law Center
Editor: Shelly Walia
References:
What is traceability and why does WhatsApp oppose it?
Why India wants to track WhatsApp messages
Music: Big Bang Fuzz
Listen to The Big Story podcast on:
Apple: https://apple.co/2AYdLIl
Saavn: http://bit.ly/2oix78C
Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2ntMV7S
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IyLAUQ
Deezer: http://bit.ly/2Vrf5Ng Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
WhatsApp Vs Centre: How Can “Traceability” Endanger User Privacy?
- 0 Anmeldelser
- 0
- Episode
- 259 of 511
- Længde
- 20M
- Sprog
- Engelsk
- Format
- Kategori
- Fakta
On a day the Centre's new IT rules for digital media platforms was supposed to come to effect, WhatsApp took the Centre to the Delhi High Court saying that its new rules would compel the messaging platform to violate the end-to-end encryption protection that it has set for its users.
The new IT rules or the intermediary rules have been effective from 26 May onwards for social media platforms, which have more than 50 lakh users such as Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram and Twitter.
Two of the rules that the government has mandated for social media platforms is firstly the appointment of grievance officers as a part of a grievance redressal mechanism and secondly, to enable ‘traceability’.
Traceability is basically the government asking social media platforms to trace the origin of a particular piece of information and it's this mandate that WhatsApp is opposing.
The petition that was filed by the company on 25 May – which was the deadline to comply with the new rules, invoked the historic 2017 Supreme Court verdict on the right to privacy to argue that the Centre's traceability requirement is unconstitutional and against the fundamental right to privacy as upheld in the Puttaswamy judgment.
Furthering that argument, WhatsApp even asked the high court to declare the said provision as a violation of privacy rights and block any potential cases of criminal liability against its employees over non-compliance.
But how exactly can ‘traceability’ impact WhatsApp users? What would be at stake if WhatsApp loses this lawsuit?
Producer and Host: Shorbori Purkayastha Guests: Apar Gupta, Lawyer and Executive Director of the Internet Freedom Foundation Mishi Choudhary, Lawyer and the Legal Director and founder of the Software Freedom Law Center
Editor: Shelly Walia
References:
What is traceability and why does WhatsApp oppose it?
Why India wants to track WhatsApp messages
Music: Big Bang Fuzz
Listen to The Big Story podcast on:
Apple: https://apple.co/2AYdLIl
Saavn: http://bit.ly/2oix78C
Google Podcasts: http://bit.ly/2ntMV7S
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2IyLAUQ
Deezer: http://bit.ly/2Vrf5Ng Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Lyt når som helst, hvor som helst
Nyd den ubegrænsede adgang til tusindvis af spændende e- og lydbøger - helt gratis
- Lyt og læs så meget du har lyst til
- Opdag et kæmpe bibliotek fyldt med fortællinger
- Eksklusive titler + Mofibo Originals
- Opsig når som helst
Other podcasts you might like ...
- The Book ReviewThe New York Times
- M’usa, con l’apostrofo. Le donne di PicassoLetizia Bravi
- FC PopCornFilm Companion
- News and ViewsThe Quint
- DiskoteksbrandenAntonio de la Cruz
- Dragon gateEdith Söderström
- En amerikansk epidemiPatrick Stanelius
- En värld i brand: Andra världskriget och sanningenAnton Vretander
- FamiljenFrida Anund
- This American LifeThis American Life
- The Book ReviewThe New York Times
- M’usa, con l’apostrofo. Le donne di PicassoLetizia Bravi
- FC PopCornFilm Companion
- News and ViewsThe Quint
- DiskoteksbrandenAntonio de la Cruz
- Dragon gateEdith Söderström
- En amerikansk epidemiPatrick Stanelius
- En värld i brand: Andra världskriget och sanningenAnton Vretander
- FamiljenFrida Anund
Brugbare links
Sprog og region
Dansk
Danmark
