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Plea in Kerala High Court calls for WhatsApp ban

Kochi: a public interest dispute (PIL) was deposited in the High Court of Kerala ask for the prohibition of WhatsApp, alleging that he was not cooperating with the country’s law enforcement agencies. In its plea, Omanakuttan KG from Idukki District alleged that the instant messaging platform has a separate privacy policy for the European region which is in harmony with the laws in force there.

“She is OK application is subject to the laws of the European region and may change its functionality in accordance with the laws of the European region; why is he reluctant to respect the laws of our country? ”asked the petitioner.

The petitioner said the app contacted the Delhi High Court, saying it did not lend itself to the new IT rules as it could not trace the origin of messages due to its end-to-end encryption policy. end.

The app also claims that the new IT rules violate the right to privacy as held in Judge Puttaswamy’s case, the petitioner said.

Stating that WhatsApp is not free from manipulation and lack of security, the petitioner indicated that the application is also used by anti-national and anti-social elements for their activities.

He said he filed the petition in the national and public interest.

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