WhatsApp said today that its messages are protected and cannot be accessed by third parties.
New Delhi:
The WhatsApp social network platform said today that its messages are protected and cannot be accessed by third parties, a claim that came amid speculation about how the Office of Narcotics Control managed to access old messages during its investigation into the angle. of drugs in Bollywood, an offshoot of the Sushant Singh Rajput case. The central agency has summoned actors Deepika Padukone and Shraddha Kapoor based on chats dating back to 2017, accessed from the cell phone of talent agent Jaya Saha.
Jaya Saha was the talent manager for Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found dead in his Mumbai apartment on June 14.
“WhatsApp protects your messages with end-to-end encryption so that only you and the person you are communicating with can read what is being sent, and no one in between can access it, not even WhatsApp. It is important to remember that people sign up for WhatsApp using just a phone number, and WhatsApp doesn’t have access to the content of your message, “said a WhatsApp spokesperson.
“WhatsApp follows the guidance provided by the manufacturers of operating systems for storage on the device and we encourage people to take advantage of all the security features that operating systems provide, such as strong passwords or biometric identifications to prevent third parties from accessing stored content on the device, “he added. added the spokesperson.
Many believe that the messages were accessed using the mobile phone cloning technique that has been around since 2005. A cloned phone can access WhatsApp backup chats, which are not encrypted, from anywhere they are stored, Google Drive or iCloud .
Cloning is a technique whereby the data and cell identity of the target phone are copied to a new phone. It can currently be done through an app, even without access to the target phone. The process also allows for the transfer of the international mobile station equipment identity (IMEI) number which is unique in nature.
Although it is not legal for people, authorities can use a forensic method to legitimately access data stored on phones.
Deepika Padukone and her husband, actor Ranveer Singh, reportedly returned tonight from Goa, where they were working. Deepika Padukone and Shraddha Kapoor are likely to be questioned on Saturday.
Two more actors, Sara Ali Khan and Rakul Preet Singh, have also been summoned by the NCB after they questioned Sushant Rajput’s actress friend Rhea Chakraborty.
Actor Rakul Preet Singh, who was due to appear before the agency today, will be questioned tomorrow. Sara Ali Khan, who also returned from Goa today, is likely to be questioned on Saturday.
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