New Delhi: India has asked Meta to hold off launching its username feature on WhatsApp in the world's most populous country, citing concerns over fraud and impersonation, media reports said Thursday. The move comes as authorities in India grapple with a spike in cybercrime, with scammers exploiting»»»

New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): Zoho's instant messaging app Arattai will no longer have the username-based account feature, said Sridhar Vembu.Taking to his official X account, the Zoho co-founder and chief scientist shared that the recent change has been made to comply with the regulatory change»»»

NEW DELHI: A day after directing Meta to pause WhatsApp's proposed username feature, govt has issued similar notices to Telegram and Signal over their existing username systems, asking them to explain how they prevent fraud and impersonation.The IT ministry wants detailed responses on safeguards ag»»»

NEW DELHI: India has asked Meta to hold off launching its username feature on WhatsApp in the world’s most populous country, citing concerns over fraud and impersonation, media reports said Thursday. The move comes as authorities in India grapple with a spike in cybercrime, with scammers exploiting»»»

  India has asked Meta to hold off launching its username feature on WhatsApp in the world’s most populous country, citing concerns over fraud and impersonation, media reports said Thursday. The move comes as authorities in India grapple with a spike in ... »»»

Add as a preferred source on Google NEW DELHI: The Centre has asked Meta to hold off launching its username feature on WhatsApp in the world's most populous country, citing concerns over fraud and impersonation, media reports said Thursday. The move comes as authorities in India grapple with a spik»»»

NEW DELHI – India has asked WhatsApp to justify the implementation of a planned feature involving usernames and to freeze the roll-out in its biggest market, escalating a crackdown on messaging anonymity that began with Telegram, according to a government letter reviewed by Reuters. Earlier this we»»»

WhatsApp said users would soon be able to connect via unique usernames instead of sharing phone numbers, a feature designed to enhance privacy. (EPA Images pic) NEW DELHI: India has asked Meta to hold off launching its username feature on WhatsApp in the world’s most populous country, citing concer»»»