Methods for tracing WhatsApp messages - IT Rules 2021
Methods for traceability of WhatsApp messages - IT Rules 2021 WhatsApp traceability can be achieved in two methods — 1. Use of digital signatures 2. The metadata approach. However, it is still open to question whether either can discharge its legal objective of establishing criminal liability. The digital signature approach may not be foolproof because it is susceptible to impersonation. Further, the approach would require the intermediary to keep the private key of the encrypted digital signature and decrypt when ordered by the court or the government. But the key will then become vulnerable to hacking by bad actors and once successful will create havoc, targeting innocent users. This approach with other precautions can be used successfully. The metadata contains data pertaining to source, time, date, location and other attributes minus the content. But for traceability, a humongous amount of data would be commandeered for which the security agencies neither have the time, energy