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India Cracks Down on WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal Over Usernames | Vantage on Firstpost

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How much privacy is too much privacy? That's the question driving India's latest scrutiny of messaging apps. After pushing back against WhatsApp's planned username feature, the government has reportedly sent notices to Telegram and Signal over safeguards that let users chat without revealing phone numbers. Officials argue that while usernames improve privacy, they could also make impersonation, phishing and "digital arrest" scams harder to detect and investigate. Meta says it has built multiple protections, but regulators remain unconvinced. As India weighs privacy against public safety, the debate could shape how messaging platforms roll out new features in one of their biggest markets. 00:00 - Intro...

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