WhatsApp introduce three new security features; details here
New Delhi: WhatsApp has unveiled three new security features aimed at improving the privacy and security of its users. The new functionalities extend the app's focus on keeping online chats and discussions as private and safe as in-person conversations, with a particular emphasis on message security, including end-to-end encryption.
According to a blog post published by WhatsApp on Thursday, the new security features will be rolled out on both Android and iOS devices in the coming months. The first feature, called "Account Protection", sends an alert to users when someone may be attempting to gain access to their account without their knowledge.
The second feature, called "Device Verification", runs in the background to ensure that users cannot install malware to access people's messages. WhatsApp is particularly concerned about unauthorised WhatsApp applications that include spyware specifically designed for this purpose. The company has introduced new checks to assist in authenticating user accounts without requiring any action from users.
The third feature is "Automatic Security Codes", which builds on an existing service that allows users to verify that they are communicating with the person they think they are. The tool assesses if the connection is safe and performs the verification process automatically by default, with the option to view the code manually still available.
WhatsApp is also introducing a new concept called "Key Transparency" to make it easier for users to confirm the authenticity of the code, although it is currently possible to view the code by going to a user's profile. The security features have already been rolled out on Android, with iOS users set to receive the update in the coming months.
Overall, the new security features aim to enhance the app's security and make it more secure for users, particularly as the messaging platform continues to attract over 2 billion monthly active users.
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BJP MPs did not mention Indira herself voted to remove many provisions of 42nd Amendment: Ramesh
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues mounted a "furious attack" on Indira Gandhi for the 42nd Amendment but they did not mention that she, along with other Congress MPs, voted in favour of the 44th Amendment which removed a number of provisions introduced through the 42nd Amendment, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday.
Ramesh pointed out that the PM and his colleagues also did not mention the fact that many of the provisions of the 42nd Amendment have been retained ever since it was enacted almost half a century ago.
"During the discussion on the Constitution, the PM and his colleagues mounted a furious attack on Indira Gandhi for the 42nd Amendment that was passed by Parliament in December 1976," he said in a post on X.
"What they did not mention was that Indira Gandhi herself, along with other Congress MPs, then voted in favour of the 44th Amendment in December 1978, when Morarji Desai was PM," he said.
The words "socialist" and "secular" were inserted into the Preamble to the Constitution under the 42nd constitutional amendment moved by the Indira Gandhi government in 1976.
The amendment changed the description of India in the Preamble from a "sovereign, democratic republic" to a "sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic".
Ramesh said the 44th Amendment removed a number of provisions introduced through the 42nd Amendment.
"The PM and his colleagues also did not mention the fact that many of the provisions of the 42nd Amendment have been retained ever since it was enacted almost half a century ago," the Congress leader said.
Ramesh pointed out that the provisions of the 42nd Amendment include the words 'socialist' and 'secular' in the Preamble that have been recently held by the Supreme Court to be part of the basic structure of the Constitution.
They include Article 39-A that provides for equal justice and free legal aid and Article 43-A that provides for participation of workers in management of industries, Ramesh said.
The provisions retained also include Article 48-A that provides for protection and improvement of the environment and safeguarding of forests and wildlife, he said.
They also include Article 51-A that lists 11 fundamental duties of citizens and Articles 323-A and 323-B that provide for administrative and other tribunals, he said.
Inclusion of education, population planning, environment, and forests in the Seventh Schedule, i.e., the Concurrent list that gives responsibility to both the Union and state governments was also retained, Ramesh said.
The Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha held a two-day debate on the "Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India" earlier this month that saw acrimonious exchanges between the treasury and opposition benches.
