META TO END END-TO-END ENCRYPTION FOR INSTAGRAM DIRECT MESSAGES. (PHOTO).
Meta to end end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages Meta is ending end-to-end encryption for Instagram direct messages, a feature the company says will no longer be available after May 8, 2026. Unlike WhatsApp, Instagram never offered encryption to all users or as a default; only select users in certain regions could opt in on a per-chat basis. A Meta spokesperson explained that the decision comes due to low adoption. “Very few people were opting in to end-to-end encrypted messaging in DMs, so we’re removing this option from Instagram in the coming months,” the spokesperson said. “Anyone who wants to keep messaging with end-to-end encryption can easily do that on WhatsApp.” Meta’s messaging strategy has shifted multiple times over the years. WhatsApp chats have been encrypted since 2016, and the company began rolling out default encryption for Messenger in 2023. However, Meta has not clarified whether the Instagram decision affects Messenger, which is still in the proc...
According to Manish Singh,The Bombay High Court has ruled that it is not illegal to watch pirated content on the web.The ruling addresses a somewhat misleading notice posted by internet service providers in India last month which said that ''viewing'' copyright infringing content too is a punishable act under Indian law.Justice Gautam Patel of the Bombay High Cout ruled that only when a user distributes a copyright infringing content that he or she is committing an offense.''The offense is not in viewing,but in making a prejudicial distribution,a public exhibition or letting for sale or hire without appropriate permission copyright-protected material,'' he said.Several internet service providers in the country began warning customers last month when they visited several torrent and file sharing websites.The warning said that ''viewing,downloading,exhibiting,or duplicating an illicit copy of the contents {...} is punishable as an offence under the laws of India,including but not limited to under Sections 63,63-A,65,and 65-A of the Copyright Act,1956,''.
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