In instances when cybercrimes are on a rampant rise, individuals are residing with a worry of their information being hacked. Besides the menace, individuals are additionally being instilled with the worry that their WhatsApp chats are additionally being monitored by the federal government. Lately, a message has been doing rounds on the Internet, which claims that the federal government has allegedly issued new WhatsApp tips to observe chats. Is it true? Should you be terrified of such messages and consider that even your private chats will not be protected? Debunking the viral message, the Press Information Bureau, or PIB, has come out to make clear the claims.
PIB Debunks Viral Message
The PIB stated that the claims of “three ticks appearing on WhatsApp chats would mean it is getting monitored”, are faux including that no such guideline has been issued. The PIB stated, “This message is FAKE. The Government has released no such guideline.”
Claim: The Government of India has launched a brand new #WhatsApp guideline to observe chats and take motion towards folks
__ This message is #FAKE
__The Government has launched no such guideline pic.twitter.com/QfinjvOEtu
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) July 30, 2023
WhatsApp Chats Are ‘end-to-end encrypted’
Users needn’t fear as WhatsApp chats are “end-to-end encrypted.” The Meta-owned platform’s web site reads, “WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption is used when you chat with another person using WhatsApp Messenger. End-to-end encryption ensures only you and the person you’re communicating with can read or listen to what is sent, and nobody in between, not even WhatsApp.”
Viral claims Made About WhatsApp Chats
The purported WhatsApp message alerts customers claiming {that a} single tick means the message is distributed efficiently whereas a double tick means it has been delivered. If these tick marks flip blue means the message has been learn. The viral message went on to say that two blue and one purple tick signifies that the federal government is screening customers’ information including additional that “three red ticks” signify that an motion has been initiated towards the customers.
Notably, an identical declare surfaced final yr in August. At that point, the PIB had assured that no such tips had been issued. The customers must remember the fact that their WhatsApp chats are secured and they don’t must activate any particular settings for a similar.
