WhatsApp is now probably illegal in India

Last night WhatsApp turned on encryption within the app. This means, by default, if you are using the latest version of WhatsApp all your communication through the app will be encrypted. This also - probably, and that is a big probably - makes WhatsApp illegal in India. The reason? Our IT laws and rules are so outdated that a case can be made against WhatsApp because now it is using 256-bit encryption by default.

This is legally a grey area and given the fact that WhatsApp is popular in...

WhatsApp is now probably illegal in India