WhatsApp is not suddenly adding a ‘third blue tick’ to your messages and no, Govt is not reading them

WhatsApp chats are end-to-end encrypted and this means that nobody can learn the private messages being despatched on the platform.

WhatsApp isn’t new to pretend messages. This time too, the corporate has warned individuals relating to a pretend message that wrongly signifies the federal government’s involvement in chat privateness and introduction of latest ticks/ colors if the federal government has learn your message. It’s to notice that WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit towards the Indian authorities over a brand new clause in IT guidelines which may make traceability of messages obligatory. Following this lawsuit, a brand new pretend message is allegedly taking turns telling individuals what is going to occur if the federal government reads the messages in a chat.

Proper now, WhatsApp chats have a two-tick system. Upon sending a message, if one tick seems, which means that the message has been despatched however not acquired by one other person. Two ticks seem when the message is acquired and the 2 ticks turn out to be blue as soon as the message is learn. Now, this pretend message claims {that a} third tick is being added.

In response to the pretend message, a 3rd blue tick will seem when the federal government has taken a word of that message. In case the federal government desires to take motion, then one blue tick and two pink ticks will seem and three pink ticks imply that the person is being summoned to the court docket. WhatsApp customers mustn’t consider in any of those messages as the corporate has denied this improvement and requested individuals to avoid such messages.

In the meantime, WhatsApp chats are end-to-end encrypted and this means that nobody can learn the private messages being despatched on the platform. No authorities or third occasion has entry to such messages. Many pretend messages have been going round since final 12 months with points like these and the corporate has requested individuals to not ahead these messages.

Additionally, if any such message is acquired throughout the time when WhatsApp and the federal government are in the course of debating a brand new IT clause, the corporate has requested individuals to report that message.