Signal became the most downloaded on the Apple App Store in March as WhatsApp faced privacy concerns. The guidelines mandate social media companies to appoint compliance officers, nodal officers, and grievance redressal officers. Twitter, too, has faced off with the government over its failure to comply with the new guidelines. HT reached out to Signal for comments but did not receive a response immediately.Īt least eight parties have contested the new rules in several high courts, saying they are beyond the scope of the Information Technology Act they have been formulated under. Services like iMessage do not fall under the traceability clause since the significant social media intermediaries in the nature of messaging services have to comply,” said an official, requesting anonymity. “Signal has not complied with the guidelines. WhatsApp has challenged the clause related to the new guidelines saying it is at odds with end-to-end encryption.
The new guidelines also mandate such as Signal and WhatsApp to share the details of the first originator of a message. Signal is a significant social media intermediary as it has over five million users in the country.Īlso Read | HC refuses to stay CCI notice to Facebook, WhatsApp in privacy policy matter The officials said the app, developed by the Silicon Valley based nonprofit Signal Foundation, has not shared the details of a compliance officer with the government under the new guidelines. The privacy-focused app is also likely to be liable under the Information Technology Act and the provision of safe harbour in it is unlikely to be applicable to it due to the non-compliance, they added. End-to-end encrypted messaging application Signal is not in compliance with the new social media and intermediary guidelines, officials aware of the matter said.
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