'No intention to violate right of privacy': Govt on WhatsApp's lawsuit

'No fundamental right, including the right to privacy, is absolute and it is subject to reasonable restrictions,' says MeitY

The Indian government, on Wednesday, said it respects the fundamental right to privacy and has no intention to violate it by asking messaging platform WhatsApp to disclose the first originator of a particular message. 
 

The government’s statement is in response to WhatsApp filing a case against India’s new guidelines for digital media intermediaries, which came into effect earlier today. The guidelines require significant social media intermediaries i.e. social media platforms with over 5 million users to enable identification of the first originator of any piece of information which the government feels could jeopardise the sovereignty and integrity of India or