The case is keenly watched as it brings out the conflict between privacy concerns on governments accessing citizens’ messages and the fight against cyber crimes like child pornography. — AFP
India’s top court handed out a reprieve to Facebook Inc in its battle to preserve the encryption feature of its Whatsapp messaging service which prevents it from sharing details of users or messages with the authorities.
The court stopped short of scrapping a lower court hearing on a plea that seeks to force Facebook to share user details and trace origin of messages in order to fight cyber crime and fake news. However, it can continue proceedings but has been directed not to pass a final order. The top court also agreed to examine Facebook’s request to transfer all cases across the country to the top court in September.
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