Ditching WhatsApp encryption will help terrorists: Facebook COO

 Responding to a call that Facebook should do away with the encryption that prevents police from accessing WhatsApp data, the company's top executive has said such a move would make it difficult to track terrorists if government gets such access.

The call for ditching the WhatsApp encryption emerged after five people were killed in an attack on March 22 when Khalid Masoodploughed his car into crowds on the bridge and tried to storm the Parliament. Masood is said to have used WhatsApp minutes before carrying out the attack.