Arattai Rises: The Privacy Debate Unfolds

CosmicTaco · 2025-10-05T16:00:35.121330+05:30

- Zoho's Arattai is surging in popularity, challenging WhatsApp in India, but there's a catch. - Privacy-centered users are calling out the absence of default end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Arattai. - While voice and video calls have E2EE, regular messages need 'secret chat' for encryption. - Competitors like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal provide default E2EE, highlighting Arattai's disadvantage. - Arattai acknowledges the issue; end-to-end encryption for chats is reportedly in the pipeline. Source: [Mint](https://www.livemint.com/technology/tech-news/zoho-indigenous-message-arattai-popular-privacy-conscious-users-point-lacks-whatsapp-end-to-end-encryption-chats-feature-11759291828787.html)

Zoho's Arattai is surging in popularity, challenging WhatsApp in India, but there's a catch.
Privacy-centered users are calling out the absence of default end-to-end encryption (E2EE) in Arattai.
While voice and video calls have E2EE, regular messages need 'secret chat' for encryption.
Competitors like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal provide default E2EE, highlighting Arattai's disadvantage.
Arattai acknowledges the issue; end-to-end encryption for chats is reportedly in the pipeline.

Source: Mint