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tutional. experts around the world have minister of electronics and in- which of them has the upper
Suing India’s government consistently argued that a re- formation technology, said in a hand. Australia and the Europe-
is a highly unusual step by quirement to ‘trace’ private statement late Wednesday that an Union have drafted or passed
WhatsApp, which has rarely messages would break end-to- the government would protect laws to limit the power of Goo-
engaged with national govern- end encryption and lead to real Indians’ right to privacy up to a gle, Facebook and other compa-
ments in court. But the service abuse,” a WhatsApp spokes- point, but that “it is also the re- nies over online speech, while
said that making its messages man said. “WhatsApp is com- sponsibility of the government other countries are trying to rein
traceable “would severely un- mitted to protecting the privacy to maintain law and order and in the companies’ services to sti-
dermine the privacy of billions of people’s personal messages ensure national security.” fle dissent and squash protests.
of people who communicate and we will continue to do all The lawsuit is part of a China has recently warned some
digitally” and effectively impair we can within the laws of India broadening battle between the of its biggest internet companies
its security. to do so.” biggest tech companies and gov- against engaging in anticompeti-
“Civil society and technical Ravi Shankar Prasad, India’s ernments around the world over tive practices.

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