Under the new rule, the DoT requires messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal, to implement "SIM binding", ...

The Department of Telecommunications has directed major messaging platforms, including WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal, to ...

The era of keeping WhatsApp Web permanently logged in on your desktop is drawing to a close, following a major new directive from the Indian government’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT). New ...

The Department of Telecommunications gave messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and Snapchat 90 days to ...

India’s new SIM binding rule explained in simple words — what it means for your chat apps, how it will work, and what happens if platforms don’t follow it.

All communications on WhatsApp, including text messages, calls and media, are end-to-end encrypted by default, using the highly secure Signal protocol. Telegram allows users to engage in group chats ...

India's Union government mandates SIM card verification and six-hour session timeouts for messaging apps to combat cyber fraud. Platforms like WhatsApp and Telegram must ensure continuous SIM linkage, ...

The Department of Telecommunications has given messaging platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and Snapchat 90 days to enforce "SIM binding"—a requirement that will stop these apps from working ...

The government plans to introduce SIM binding for WhatsApp, Telegram and Snapchat by 2026 to curb online fraud and boost ...

WhatsApp is gearing up to roll out a major update that could change how users connect on the platform. Soon, users will be able to choose a unique username, eliminating the need to share phone numbers ...

New Delhi, Nov 29 (PTI) The Centre has issued directions that would ensure app-based communication services, the likes of WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram, and others, are continuously linked to a user's ...