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The company continues to hold its stance that it cannot trace origin of messages because of end-to-end encryption<\/a>.
When contacted, a WhatsApp<\/a> spokesperson said \"Building traceability would undermine end-to-end encryption<\/a> and the private nature of WhatsApp, creating the potential for serious misuse. WhatsApp will not weaken the privacy protections we provide\".
He added that people rely on WhatsApp for all kinds of \"sensitive conversations\", including with their doctors, banks and families.
\"Our focus remains working closer with others in India<\/a> to educate people about misinformation and help keep people safe,\" the spokesperson said.
Over the past few months, WhatsApp has drawn flak over its use in spreading fake news through its platform that have even incited incidents of mob-lynching in various parts of the country.
WhatsApp Head Chris Daniels had met IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad<\/a> earlier this week. After the meeting, Prasad told reporters that the government has asked WhatsApp to set up a local corporate entity and find a technology solution to trace the origin of fake messages circulated through its platform as well as appoint a grievance officer.
He acknowledged the role played by the Facebook-owned company in India's digital story, but was stern that WhatsApp could face abetment charges if it did not take action to tackle the issue of fake news being circulated on its platform.
Daniels had declined to comment on the proceedings after the meeting.
With general elections slated to be held next year in India, the government is taking a stern view of use of social media platforms like Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a> and WhatsApp for spread of misinformation.
India is the largest market for WhatsApp with a base of over 200 million users of the over 1.5 billion global user base.
The Indian government has served two notices to WhatsApp seeking details of actions it has taken to curb the menace. In its response, WhatsApp had informed that it is building a local team, including having an India head, and has introduced new features to let its users identify forwarded messages.
WhatsApp has also restricted the number of forwards that can be done at a time.
Besides, the company is also running advocacy and education programme to help people spot fake news.
Last month, WhatsApp top executives, including COO Matthew Idema, met IT Secretary and other Indian government officials to outline various steps being taken by the company on the issue.
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公司将继续持有的立场,不能因为起源跟踪消息端到端加密。
联系时,WhatsApp发言人说:“建立可追溯性会破坏端到端加密和私营性质WhatsApp,创造潜在的严重的滥用。WhatsApp不会削弱我们提供的隐私保护”。
他补充道,人们依靠WhatsApp各种“敏感话题”,与他们的医生,包括银行和家庭。
“我们的重点仍然是工作更紧密的与他人印度教育人们关于错误的信息和帮助人们安全,”该发言人说。
在过去的几个月里,WhatsApp吸引了批评对其使用在传播假新闻通过其平台,甚至煽动mob-lynching事件在不同地区的国家。乐动扑克
WhatsApp头部长克里斯·丹尼尔斯见过它Ravi Shankar普拉萨德本周早些时候。会议结束后,普拉萨德告诉记者,政府已要求WhatsApp建立一个本地企业实体和找到一个技术解决方案跟踪通过其传播假消息平台的起源以及任命一个申诉官。
他承认Facebook-owned公司所扮演的角色在印度的数字故事,但斯特恩,WhatsApp可能面临教唆指控如果不采取行动来解决这个问题的假新闻传播的平台。乐动扑克
丹尼尔斯已经拒绝评论会议后的程序。
明年举行的大选将在印度,政府正在采取严厉的使用社交媒体平台脸谱网,推特和WhatsApp错误信息的传播。
印度是最大的市场WhatsApp基地的超过2亿的用户超过15亿全球用户群。
印度政府曾两次通知WhatsApp寻求细节已经采取行动遏制威胁。响应,WhatsApp已经通知,它是建立一个当地的团队,包括有印度的头,介绍了新功能,让用户确定转发消息。
WhatsApp还限制转发的数量,可以一次完成。
除此之外,该公司还经营宣传和教育计划来帮助人们发现假新闻。乐动扑克
上个月,WhatsApp高管,包括首席运营官Matthew Idema会见了印度政府部长和其他官员来概述公司在这个问题上采取的各种措施。
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