India, July 30 -- Recently, WhatsApp announced the phased global rollout of its new 'username' feature, allowing users to create a unique identifier, eg @XYZ999, for their WhatsApp account. This username will hide the phone number of the user, and when one initiates a conversation or shares contact details on WhatsApp using this 'username', the receiver will only see the username, not the actual number. The parent company of WhatsApp, Meta, claims that the agenda behind this policy is user privacy. Well, the Indian Government surely has a different viewpoint on the claims of Meta and, in consequence, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) directed Meta to hold the rollout of its proposed 'username' feature in India...