Infosys' Former Top Executive Slams WhatsApp, Others Of "Double Standards" On Privacy

Social Media Firms vs New IT Rules: "This will go to Supreme Court", Mohandas Pai, a known BJP supporter and former Chief Financial Officer of Bengaluru-headquartered IT major Infosys Ltd, predicted.

The Indian government and the country's laws should define and protect the privacy of citizens, information technology industry veteran TV Mohandas Pai said on Wednesday as he accused large social media platforms like WhatsApp of "double standards". "Let the Court decide, not WhatsApp", he said, commenting on WhatsApp filing a lawsuit in Delhi High Court challenging the government's new digital rules saying the requirement for the company to provide access to encrypted messages will break privacy protections. The petition, filed on Tuesday evening, seeks declaring the rule requiring the message service provider to identify the first originator of any message flagged as a 'violation' of privacy rights provided by the constitution. "This will go to Supreme Court", Mohandas Pai, a known BJP supporter and former Chief Financial Officer of Bengaluru-headquartered IT major Infosys Ltd, predicted.