However, in a befuddling act, they seek to avoid responsibility and refuse to enact the very steps which permit them a safe harbour provision,” the statement added. “As a significant social media intermediary, WhatsApp seeks a safe harbour protection as per the provisions of the Information Technology Act. Hence the role of who originated is very important,” read the statement.
We cannot deny as to how in cases of mob lynching and riots, etc., repeated WhatsApp messages are circulated and recirculated, whose content are already in public domain. “It is in public interest that who started the mischief leading to such crime must be detected and punished. In a statement, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) also clarified that an order to trace the first originator would be used as a last resort measure “only for the purposes of prevention, investigation, punishment, etc., of inter alia an offence relating to sovereignty, integrity and security of India, public order incitement to an offence relating to rape, sexually explicit material or child sexual abuse material punishable with imprisonment for not less than five years.” It is WhatsApp’s responsibility to find a technical solution, whether through encryption or otherwise, that both happen.” Stating that the debate of end-to-end encryption was misplaced, Prasad said, “Whether Right to Privacy is ensured through using encryption technology or some other technology is entirely the purview of the social media intermediary. None of the measures proposed by India will impact the normal functioning of WhatsApp in any manner whatsoever and for the common users, there will be no impact,” said Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Electronics and Information Technology. “The Government of India is committed to ensure the Right of Privacy to all its citizens but at the same time it is also the responsibility of the government to maintain law and order and ensure national security. Rising Star Awards 2021 Entry Deadline - Monday, ENTER NOW
Responding to messaging platform WhatsApp’s lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against the new IT Rules on grounds of violation of user privacy, the Union government called it a “clear act of defiance”, saying it is committed to the right to privacy of citizens but it is not an absolute right and will come with reasonable restrictions.
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