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News India Live, Digital Desk: The controversy regarding the privacy policy of WhatsApp is once again at its peak in India. Soon after the Supreme Court issued a “leave the country” warning to Meta and WhatsApp, Telegram founder Pavel Durov has created a sensation on the internet by sharing a 20-year-old chat of Mark Zuckerberg. This revelation has raised serious questions on WhatsApp’s claims of ‘end-to-end encryption’.Supreme Court’s strict comment: “The civilized way of theft” During a hearing on 3 February 2026, the Supreme Court bench (headed by CJI Surya Kant) took strong exception to WhatsApp’s ‘Take it or Leave it’ privacy policy. The court said: “You data We cannot play with the privacy of the citizens of the country in the name of sharing. This is a civilized way of stealing personal information. Ultimatum: The court made it clear that if Meta cannot respect the Indian Constitution and the privacy of the citizens, then it can close its business from India. Pavel Durov’s blast: Zuckerberg’s 2004 chat went viral. Shared a screenshot of a chat from Mark Zuckerberg’s college days on ( Trust its encryption claims. Is the data of 400 crore users at risk? Tech giants like Pavel Durov and Elon Musk allege that WhatsApp is not completely secure. Metadata tracking: Even if WhatsApp cannot read the messages, it tracks who you are talking to, when and for how long. Backup security: Data stored on cloud backup (Google Drive/iCloud) is often not encrypted, which can make it vulnerable to security agencies or hackers. Can access it. Commercial use: It was argued in the Supreme Court that the data of Indian users is being ‘sold’ and ‘rented’ for commercial gain. Defense of Meta: “All allegations are baseless”. Amidst these allegations, the spokesperson of Meta has said that WhatsApp’s encryption system is world class and the company cannot see the private messages of any user. He has termed the legal cases as ‘frivolous’.