It’s time to take a deep breath and feel happy and relax ,as the supreme court has dismissed the petition seeking a ban on instant messaging platforms like Whatsapp and Hike on Wednesday.

A Haryana-based RTI activist, , Sudhir Yadav who was addicted to Whatsapp, had moved the Supreme Court asking the Court to look into the encryption policy of the app.

The apex court has asked the petitioner to approach Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).

The petition was inspired after WhatsApp enabled messages with the 256-bit encryption, which cannot be hacked.

Even WhatsApp does not have the decryption keys to break the code and would not be able to help the government in national interest, Mr. Yadav had pleaded.

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