Supreme Court Orders Inactive WhatsApp Users in India to Delete Accounts – Here’s Why!
WhatsApp users in India have been ordered to delete their inactive accounts and all data so that the number can be forwarded to someone else. A WhatsApp account runs on your mobile phone number, and if you stopped using one number, phone companies are mandated to redistribute it to a new user who can activate it for WhatsApp.
The order comes on the heels of a report released this week by India’s Supreme Court, which wants telcos like Jio, Airtel and Vodafone Idea (Vi) to get these inactive numbers back on the market so that a new person can use the number. and use it in telecom services.
The general rule for an inactive mobile number is 90 days, so if the number has not been used for a call, message or even a recharge during this time, the phone companies will consider the number inactive and free for others to use.
Inactive Mobile Number: How It Affects WhatsApp Users?
You must be wondering how WhatsApp works in all this and what are the risks of keeping data on these inactive accounts? Well, as we all know WhatsApp uses your mobile number to get verification before use.
Let’s say your mobile number is inactive but you didn’t delete your WhatsApp account and any data in the cloud. Now, when the new owner of the number tries to log into WhatsApp, they may accidentally access the previous user’s data, which is not ideal for anyone involved.
To avoid this situation, the Supreme Court of India advises people to delete their information and number from WhatsApp so that when the new owner of the number is verified on WhatsApp, they start from scratch instead of picking up the pieces left by the previous owner. number.
