WhatsApp says the feature is not yet live and that it has built in safeguards against potential scams and impersonation.

India has asked Meta to halt the rollout of WhatsApp usernames over fraud and impersonation concerns. Experts weigh the trade-offs between privacy, safety and regulation.

Historically, WhatsApp has faced scrutiny in India over privacy policies and compliance with IT regulations.

The IT Ministry has asked WhatsApp to explain its upcoming username feature over fraud and impersonation concerns. Here's why the government is reviewing the rollout.

WhatsApp says usernames are designed to improve privacy, while the government warns they could make phishing, fraud, and impersonation easier. Here's a look at the feature, the safeguards and the ...

WhatsApp, Meta’s messaging app that millions of Indians rely on daily, is facing a critical moment in India as recent government directions threaten to disrupt how the platform works for everyday ...

WhatsApp gets a new boss, as Will Cathcart moves to a new role at Meta, while Shah steps down as CEO of Indian fintech giant CRED to replace Cathcart.

India says new username feature could increase ‘online fraud, phishing, digital arrest scams and impersonation attacks’ ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. India is WhatsApp's largest market with more than half a billion users (Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV) India has asked Meta to hold off ...

With hundreds of millions of users, millions of businesses and a rapidly growing digital economy, India has become the most ...

By Ashwin Manikandan, Jaspreet Kalra and Haripriya Suresh MUMBAI, June 25 (Reuters) - Kunal Shah, an Indian fintech founder with no engineering degree or Silicon Valley pedigree, has spent two decades ...