WhatsApp responds to Centre’s notice on username feature; govt examining reply
Meta-owned WhatsApp has submitted its response to the Centre’s notice over its proposed username feature, and the government is examining the reply, reported news agency PTI citing sources on Thursday.
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had issued a notice to Meta last week, raising concerns that the feature could lead to a rise in online fraud, phishing, digital-arrest scams and impersonation attacks. The government also directed WhatsApp not to roll out the feature until consultations on the issue were completed to its satisfaction.
