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 WhatsApp cannot access details of messages and calls on its platform, the Facebook-owned messaging app has told the Delhi High Court in response to a notice issued to it in a drugs case. In the bail pleas filed by three accused, who are suspected to be major suppliers of “illegal smack” in the national capital, Delhi Police had told the court that WhatsApp was not responding to its queries related to the case registered at New Usmanpur police station after recovery of 25 grams of ‘smack’ from the main accused. Following the submission, the court had issued a notice to WhatsApp. The accused are suspected to be part of a drug syndicate and had a WhatsApp group to coordinate the “illegal trade”. The contents of the group are unknown and cannot be ascertained unless a transcript of the WhatsApp conversations is obtained, as per the police. A number of WhatsApp calls have also taken place among the accused, the court was told. While objecting to issuance of notice in a bail matter, Wha...

The Wire Dated: June 10, 2020 By: Anupam Sanghi When two huge conglomerates come together, the news is usually mixed —  good and bad.  The recent partnership between Reliance Jio and Facebook will give huge business benefits for India’s small businesses and  kirana-stores through  Jio-Mart’s hyperlocal offering, giving them access to a digitalised ecosystem. WhatsApp Pay could shake up the payment ecosystem where sending money is as easy as sending a message.  The negative side of this is that it could end up producing a data Frankenstein of sorts, giving a micro understanding of millions of consumers. The general idea is that the added power of Facebook, a platform where advertisers can target people based on their interests, and bingo — nothing about you is unknown.  While the details of their working relationship are unknown, if Jio and Facebook share information with each other, a complete portrait of a consumer, her passion...