Govt to take a look at WhatsApp’s breach of privateness: Minister

This adopted a declare that WhatsApp accessed a client's microphone whereas he was sleeping.

NEW DELHI: The authorities will look at a declare that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone clients whereas the cellphone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar acknowledged on Wednesday.

In a tweet, the minister acknowledged the federal authorities will have a look at the alleged breach of privateness concurrently the model new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill was being readied.

This adopted a declare that WhatsApp accessed a client’s microphone whereas he was sleeping.

“WhatsApp has been using the microphone in the background, while I was asleep and since I woke up at 6 AM,” Foad Dabiri, an engineering director at Twitter acknowledged on Saturday. “What’s going on?”

Replying to Dabiri’s tweet, Chandrasekhar acknowledged, “This is an unacceptable breach and violation of privacy.”

“We will be examining this immediately and will act on any violation of privacy even as the new Digital Personal Data Protection bill is being readied,” he added.

This is an unacceptable breach n violation of #Privacy

We will most likely be examinig this immdtly and may act on any violation of privateness concurrently new Digital Personal Data security bill #DPDP is being readied.@GoI_MeitY @_DigitalIndia https://t.co/vtFrST4bKP

— Rajeev Chandrasekhar