IT Ministry

New Delhi (Gurpreet Singh): A delegation from Meta met with officials from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Friday after receiving an official notice summoning the tech company over WhatsApp's proposed 'username' feature in India. According to sources familiar with the matter, the ministry used the meeting to sensitise the Meta team regarding the central government's sharp concerns over the rollout. Meta is expected to submit its final, detailed response within the stipulated three-day deadline. The central government issued the notice on Wednesday, raising significant alarms that introducing usernames on WhatsApp could materially escalate cybercrimes, including online…