"SIM-Binding Is Going To Target Only Minor Fraction Of Fraudsters," Says T. V. Ramachandran

In a move to prevent the growing menace of cyber-frauds and protecting the digital security of users, the Department of Telecommunications on 28th November released a major directive to app based communication services including Whatsapp, Telegram, Snapchat, Arattai, Sharechat, Josh, Jiochat and Signal. 

How does this impact users?

-Apps will no longer function without the registered SIM -Web versions like Whatsapp web will be logged out every 6-hours -Users will need to re-login frequently into all communications apps