If you have also received a message claiming that the government is reading your private WhatsApp chats, don't believe it. The government of India through its official Twitter channel of PIB Fact Check has refuted this false claim being circulated on WhatsApp. A message circulating on WhatsApp claims that the government is monitoring and reading people's private messages on the messaging platform.
PIB denied the claim
Fact Check of the Press Information Bureau (PIB) stated to refute this misleading claim. The statement said that this claim is completely false. To help explain the truth, he also posted a photo on Twitter, which shows the various indications used by WhatsApp to show message status. For example, one tick means the message has been sent, while two blue ticks mean the message has been read. These are the well-known features of WhatsApp.
The government clarified that they do not monitor private messages on WhatsApp or any other social media platform. They also confirmed that no action is taken based solely on the content of personal messages. The Supreme Court of India had earlier said that WhatsApp messages have no legal value as evidence. That is, WhatsApp messages are not considered evidence.
PIB Fact Check also clarified that the official WhatsApp platform does not use red ticks for message status. Instead, it uses gray ticks that turn blue when the receiver has read the message. Hence, the photo showing red ticks on WhatsApp and government surveillance is completely fake.
WhatsApp messages have end-to-end encryption
Explain that WhatsApp provides end-to-end encryption for its messaging service. This means that only the sender and receiver of your message can see the user. Messages and photos and videos sent in group and personal chats are also end-to-end encrypted. This means that even WhatsApp itself cannot access the content shared inside the chat.
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