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Government withdraws the Draft National Encryption Policy following public uproar

The government on Tuesday said it has instructed the Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY) to withdraw the controversial Draft Encryption Policy.

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WhatsApp, social media exempted from Draft National Encryption Policy after uproar

The Government has confirmed that it will exempt WhatsApp and social media like Facebook, Twitter, payment gateways, e-commerce and password based transactions from the Draft National Encryption Policy.

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