As we are all too aware right now, Apple’s conflict with the Federal Government has come to an abrupt and unsatisfying end. This episode is made all the more bizarre by the recent WatsApp announcement. The end-to-end encryption in WhatsApp will pit privacy and data security against national security and bring the company into conflict with governments around the world.
In fact the app could soon find itself banned in India. WhatsApp could have accidentally entered into troubled waters in India by enabling its end-to-end encryption for all. The new security feature by WhatsApp is not what is required by the Indian telecom rules and WhatsApp could face a ban, if the rules are not adhered to.
Could WhatsApp be the tip of the iceberg in the what will surely be an ongoing and epic battle between governments, data privacy advocates and security pundits.
