NCB says WhatsApp chats can be anaylsed
The Hindu
The revelation came recently during the hearing of a narcotic-related case at the Punjab and Haryana High Court
WhatsApp chats, which are can be analysed by government organisations. The revelation came recently during the hearing of a narcotic-related case at the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In a petition filed in the High Court by an 18-year-old under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, seeking regular bail in a case under Narcotic Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS), the investigating agency — Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) had stated in its reply that since the entire WhatsApp chat is end-to-end encrypted, so it could not be opened by the NCB officers themselves, who were, therefore, constrained to send it to the forensic specialists for its ‘opening and analysis’, and once the relevant report comes, it would also be made available.More Related News
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