Iran asks its people to delete WhatsApp from their devices


Iranian state television on July 17 urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smartphones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel. — Pixabay

Iranian state television on July 17 urged people to remove WhatsApp from their smartphones, alleging without specific evidence that the messaging app gathered user information to send to Israel.

In a statement, WhatsApp said it was "concerned these false reports will be an excuse for our services to be blocked at a time when people need them the most”. WhatsApp uses end-to-end encryption, meaning a service provider in the middle can’t read a message.

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