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Government Seeks Answers from Messaging Platforms Over Username Feature and Identity Impersonation Risks
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Government Seeks Answers from Messaging Platforms Over Username Feature and Identity Impersonation Risks

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has sought detailed explanations from leading messaging platforms, including WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and Meta, regarding their implementation of username-based identity features. The move comes amid growing concerns that such features could potentially be exploited for impersonation, cyber fraud, and online identity misuse, raising fresh questions about digital...