Under the new rule, the DoT requires messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal, to implement "SIM binding", i.e., linking of services to the SIM card used for registration via its IMSI ...

The Department of Telecommunications has issued a directive that will require platforms such as WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram ...

New government orders mandate communication apps like WhatsApp and Telegram to enforce stricter login protocols. Users will face automatic logouts fr ...

Last week, DoT made it mandatory for users to restrict access to popular messaging apps to only active SIM cards. Now, in a ...

The Indian government mandates messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram to link services to a user's active SIM card. This aims to prevent cyber fraud. Apps must submit compliance reports within 120 ...

In just under three months, you will not be able to maintain your desktop/computer login on communication apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, .

WhatsApp Web in India will now log out users every six hours due to new government rules, linking accounts to SIM cards, aiming to enhance cybersecurity and prevent misuse of messaging apps.

For services like WhatsApp Web and similar browser-based platforms, the new norms require apps to automatically log out users at frequent intervals, specifically no later than every six hours.

India’s new SIM binding rule could change how WhatsApp, Telegram and other messaging apps work. Here is a simple explainer on why the government wants apps to need an active SIM card and how this move ...

SIM binding is a process where a messaging app verifies that the registered SIM card remains active in your device. If the SIM is removed, replaced, or deactivated, the app will stop functioning.

New Delhi: Very soon, people must link their messaging and voice over IP apps, such as WhatsApp, with active SIM cards as the Central government seeks to plug loopholes in cybersecurity and prevent ...