Each episode of Why It Matters breaks down an issue that is shaping our world’s future. Join host Gabrielle Sierra as she speaks with the leaders and thinkers who are facing these questions head on. Fueled by the minds at the Council on Foreign Relations, Why It Matters brings some of the world’s most compelling stories home to you.
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Wednesday May 06, 2020
Wednesday May 06, 2020
Roughly four hundred million people in India use the encrypted messaging platform WhatsApp. Now, the country’s ruling party is trying to force WhatsApp to let the government trace and censor messages. The outcome could change digital freedoms in the world’s largest democracy, and could have strong implications for the future of privacy everywhere.
Featured Guests:
Seema Mody (Global Markets Reporter, CNBC)
Vindu Goel (Technology and Business Reporter, New York Times)
Chinmayi Arun (Resident Fellow, Yale University)
For more information on this episode, visit us at cfr.org/podcasts/whatsapp-india