WhatsApp, Telegram send MeitY responses on username feature
New Delhi, July 10 -- The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's (MeitY) on Thursday received a response from WhatsApp regarding the platform's upcoming username feature, an official said without divulging details of the response.
The deadline for submitting the response had ended on Thursday. The ministry had granted WhatsApp a four-day extension after the company sought additional time following a meeting with officials on July 2. Telegram also submitted its response to MeitY's notice on Thursday, people aware of the matter said. Signal did not respond to HT's email.
MeitY had issued notices to WhatsApp on July 1, and to Telegram and Signal on July 3 over concerns that username-based messaging could increase the risks of imp...
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