IIT-M professor suggests simple solution to combat fake news on WhatsApp

The computer science professor has suggested that the contact number of the originator of a WhatsApp message should tail it when forwarded

At a time when the Central government and messaging service WhatsApp are at loggerheads on making messages traceable to combat fake news, a computer science professor has suggested a simple and effective solution.

V Kamakoti, a Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras and a member of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) under the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), has come out with the suggestion that the contact number of the originator of a WhatsApp message should tail it when forwarded. 

"When somebody creates a message and when WhatsApp encrypt and send the message, along with