India just objected to a WhatsApp feature that hasn't launched, citing harms that haven't happened — and the precedent it sets could quietly redraw how secure messaging works everywhere - Silicon Canals

India just objected to a WhatsApp feature that hasn't launched, citing harms that haven't happened — and the precedent it sets could quietly redraw how secure messaging works everywhere

India just objected to a WhatsApp feature that hasn't launched, citing harms that haven't happened — and the precedent it sets could quietly redraw how secure messaging works everywhere

When a government objects to a feature that has not yet launched, over harms that have not yet occurred, and demands the company justify its design choices, something unusual is happening. India's ...