WHAT ABOUT NCB GAINING ACCESS TO CHATS?
In light of the concerns around the security of WhatsApp chats, the personal messaging platform has “encouraged people to take advantage of all the security features” in one’s smartphone to prevent third parties from accessing chats stored on their devices.
The statement shared with The Quint came soon after reports of the Narcotics Control Bureau’s ability to access WhatsApp chats saved on one’s phone storage or on the Operating System’s (OS) cloud service such as Google Drive or iCloud.
The News Minute, in a report on 24 September, stated agencies can, with the help of forensic experts, “retrieve all kinds of data like phone call records, messages, images, WhatsApp chats, as well as the data on your phone’s cloud service, like Google Drive or iCloud, including anything that has been deleted.”
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