Why your WhatsApp Web may now log out every six hours – The Economic Times

Synopsis Under the new rule, the DoT requires messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal, to implement “SIM binding”, i.e., linking of services to the SIM card used for registration via its IMSI identifier. If the original SIM is not present, access to these apps will be blocked 90 days from the directive’s issuance. Under the same directive, web versions of these applications will log out periodically, no later than every six hours, forcing re-authentication via a QR code scan. Due to a new directive from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT), WhatsApp Web will automatically log out users every six hours. The move has received mixed reactions. Under the new rule, the DoT requires messaging apps, including WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal, to implement “SIM binding”, i.e., linking of services to the SIM card used for registration via its IMSI identifier. If the original SIM is not present, access to these apps will be blocked 90 days from the directive’s issuance. Under the same directive, web versions of these applications will log out periodically, no later than every six hours, forcing re-authentication via a QR code scan. A user logs in to WhatsApp Web through a browser, by scanning the QR
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