WhatsApp assures SC that it will not go ahead with the payment service without complying with Indian regulations
4 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp assures SC that it will not go ahead with the payment service without complying with Indian regulations

Firstpost  

Earlier, WhatsApp had told the apex court that it is conducting a trial run of its payment service. WhatsApp Inc told the Supreme Court Wednesday that it will not go ahead with the payment service scheme without complying with all the regulations that are in force in India. The plea, filed by Delhi-based think tank Good Governance Chambers, said that in February 2018 NPCI had accorded permission to WhatsApp Inc to provide its payment services under the UPI ecosystem. The plea has alleged that WhatsApp Inc, for the purpose of providing payment service, has not launched a ‘‘dedicated app’’ for UPI enabled transactions but has embedded its ‘‘messaging app’’ with UPI enabled feature. It said that NPCI and RBI should be directed not to permit WhatsApp Inc to offer its UPI payment service through its messaging app and rather ensure its operation only through a separate dedicated app.

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WhatsApp Pay is Now Available To All Users in India
Top News
1 week ago

WhatsApp Pay is Now Available To All Users in India

Deccan Chronicle  

The National Payments Corporation of India has lifted the UPI user onboarding limit for WhatsApp Pay. “National Payments Corporation of India has removed the UPI user onboarding limit for WhatsApp Pay, with immediate effect. With this development, WhatsApp Pay can now extend UPI services to its entire user base in India,” NPCI said in a press release. NPCI had imposed …

NPCI extends market cap deadline for UPI apps for another two years till 2026
1 week ago

NPCI extends market cap deadline for UPI apps for another two years till 2026

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a relief to major players like PhonePe and Google Pay, NPCI has extended the deadline for implementing a 30 per cent volume cap on third-party Unified Payments Interface apps by another two years till December 31, 2026.This is the third time that the NPCI has extended the deadline. "Considering various factors, the timeline for compliance of existing …

India pushes UPI market cap deadline to 2026
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1 week ago

India pushes UPI market cap deadline to 2026

India Today  

In a big move, the National Payments Corporation of India has decided to delay the implementation of market share caps for Unified Payments Interface payment apps by two years, pushing the deadline to December 2026. The NPCI had initially proposed a cap in 2020, aiming to limit any single UPI payment app to a 30 per cent market share. However, …

Paytm shares drop 4% after NPCI extends deadline for UPI market share cap until 2026
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1 week ago

Paytm shares drop 4% after NPCI extends deadline for UPI market share cap until 2026

Live Mint  

Paytm shares fell by nearly 4 per cent to ₹976.5 on the BSE on Wednesday's trading session after the National Payments Corporation of India extended the deadline for UPI providers to comply with its 30 per cent market share cap by an additional two years, now set for December 31, 2026. This delay will provide short-term relief to Walmart-owned PhonePe …

From UPI limits to WhatsApp support, key rule changes effective from January 1, 2025
1 week, 1 day ago

From UPI limits to WhatsApp support, key rule changes effective from January 1, 2025

India TV News  

With the start of the New Year 2025, several significant changes have been implemented by TRAI on digital payments, WhatsApp and Amazon Prime. While the Reserve Bank of India has introduced a user-friendly update for UPI payments, WhatsApp and Amazon Prime users will be facing new limitations. For smartphone users, the daily transaction cap remains at Rs 1 lakh, while …

NPCI extends 30% UPI market share deadline for 3rd party apps to end 2026
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1 week, 1 day ago

NPCI extends 30% UPI market share deadline for 3rd party apps to end 2026

Deccan Chronicle  

In a big relief to Google Pay and Walmart-owned PhonePe, the National Payments Corporation of India has extended the deadline for Unified Payments Interface providers to adhere to its 30% market share limit by two more years, until December 31, 2026. In another development, NPCI has lifted the UPI user onboarding limit for WhatsApp Pay, allowing it to extend UPI …

WhatsApp Pay's UPI services to cover all Indian users. Check details
1 week, 1 day ago

WhatsApp Pay's UPI services to cover all Indian users. Check details

India Today  

WhatsApp Pay, the payment feature of the popular messaging platform, has been given the green light to extend its Unified Payments Interface services to all its users in India. In a press release, NPCI announced, "National Payments Corporation of India has removed the UPI user onboarding limit for WhatsApp Pay, with immediate effect. With this development, WhatsApp Pay can now …

WhatsApp allowed to expand reach: All users now eligible for using UPI payments
1 week, 1 day ago

WhatsApp allowed to expand reach: All users now eligible for using UPI payments

India TV News  

Great news for WhatsApp users! The National Payments Corporation of India has recently removed restrictions on how many users can sign up for WhatsApp Pay. A deadline has been set for December 31, 2024, and should this deadline not be extended, starting January 1, users will be permitted to make payments of up to Rs 10,000 per day via UPI123Pay, …

WhatsApp UPI: NPCI removes user onboarding restriction limits, company aims to hike user base
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1 week, 1 day ago

WhatsApp UPI: NPCI removes user onboarding restriction limits, company aims to hike user base

Live Mint  

India's digital payments regulator, the National Payments Corporation of India, has removed its earlier onboarding limit for WhatsApp Pay, a third-party payments app provider, reported the news portal the Economic Times on Tuesday, December 31. WhatsApp Pay can now extend UPI services to its entire user base in India without any restrictions, as per the news report. “The removal of …

Government lifts 100 million cap on WhatsApp Payment, allowing Meta to rollout service to all users in India
1 week, 2 days ago

Government lifts 100 million cap on WhatsApp Payment, allowing Meta to rollout service to all users in India

India Today  

India is home to WhatsApp’s largest user base of over 500 million people. The government, on Tuesday, has removed restrictions on the app’s payments service, WhatsApp Payment, which is a major win for parent company Meta. Initially capped at 40 million users in 2020 and later extended to 100 million in 2022, the cautious approach by NPCI reflected concerns over …

Meta to Appeal Rs 213-Cr Penalty Imposed by CCI Over WhatsApp Privacy Policy
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Meta to Appeal Rs 213-Cr Penalty Imposed by CCI Over WhatsApp Privacy Policy

Deccan Chronicle  

Meta has announced its intention to appeal the Rs 213.14 crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India on Monday, following the company's handling of WhatsApp's 2021 Privacy Policy update. The antitrust body found that Meta's actions violated fair competition norms, particularly regarding the collection and sharing of user data across its platforms.The CCI's ruling is centered around the …

Meta to challenge CCI order against WhatsApp privacy policy
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Meta to challenge CCI order against WhatsApp privacy policy

Hindustan Times  

Social media major Meta will appeal against the Competition Commission of India’s order which held that WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update was anticompetitive. On Monday, the CCI had announced a penalty of ₹213.14 crore on Meta for abusing its dominant position through the 2021 update to WhatsApp’s privacy policy and thus violating the Competition Act. The CCI has also forbidden …

CCI slaps fine on Meta over WhatsApp policy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

CCI slaps fine on Meta over WhatsApp policy

Hindustan Times  

In a significant blow to WhatsApp and its parent entity Meta, the Competition Commission of India on Monday imposed a penalty of ₹213.14 crore on Meta for abusing its dominant position through the 2021 update to WhatsApp’s privacy policy and thus violating the Competition Act. The CCI has also forbidden WhatsApp from making user data sharing with Meta companies a …

Meta to appeal India's Rs 213-crore penalty order over WhatsApp policy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Meta to appeal India's Rs 213-crore penalty order over WhatsApp policy

India Today  

Meta, the parent company of WhatsApp, plans to challenge the Rs 213.14-crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India over alleged unfair business practices related to the messaging app's 2021 privacy policy update, reported news agency PTI. The CCI found that WhatsApp’s privacy policy update in 2021 involved practices deemed anti-competitive, such as sharing user data with other Meta-owned …

‘WhatsApp Payments not looking to compete as a fintech firm’
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘WhatsApp Payments not looking to compete as a fintech firm’

The Hindu  

WhatsApp Payments, Meta’s payment aggregator feature on the messaging app, is not looking to make it as a separate business, but wants it to be more of an enabler for WhatsApp Business, Ravi Garg, Director, Business Messaging, Meta India told The Hindu. During the event, WhatsApp Business unveiled Meta-verfied badges for all small businesses in India beginning September 12 at …

How to make UPI payment with WhatsApp
7 months, 1 week ago

How to make UPI payment with WhatsApp

The Hindu  

WhatsApp is one of the leading apps for messaging, voice, and video calls. Prerequisites for setting up WhatsApp Pay Active Bank Account: Ensure you have an active bank account in India. Matching Phone Number: Your WhatsApp number must match the phone number linked to your bank account. How to use WhatsApp Pay for payments Launch WhatsApp on your Android phone …

WhatsApp threatens to exit India: What are new IT rules on tracing originator
8 months, 1 week ago

WhatsApp threatens to exit India: What are new IT rules on tracing originator

Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp, owned by its parent company Meta Inc., has threatened to leave India if it is forced to break encryption of messages and calls on its instant messaging platform. “As a platform, we are saying, if we are told to break encryption, then WhatsApp goes,” the lawyer appearing for WhatsApp told the Delhi high court. It means millions and millions …

Why Did WhatsApp Threaten To Leave India? Encryption Clash And Amended IT Rules Explained
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Why Did WhatsApp Threaten To Leave India? Encryption Clash And Amended IT Rules Explained

ABP News  

WhatsApp, the instant messaging platform owned by Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, made a bold statement during a Delhi High Court hearing asserting its stance against potential breaches of encryption. The discussion unfolded within the context of WhatsApp's challenge against the amended IT rules, a legal move prompted by concerns over privacy infringement. At the heart of WhatsApp's objection lay the contention …

WhatsApp tells Delhi High Court it will 'exit India' if forced to break encryption
8 months, 2 weeks ago

WhatsApp tells Delhi High Court it will 'exit India' if forced to break encryption

India TV News  

New Delhi: WhatsApp told the Delhi High Court on Thursday that the popular Meta-owned messaging platform will "exit India" if it is forced to break encryption of messages. This came after the High Court listed for hearing on August 14 petitions by WhatsApp LLC and its parent company Facebook Inc, now Meta, challenging the 2021 Information Technology rules for social …

WhatsApp is likely to add a dedicated Suggested Chat section in app
9 months, 1 week ago

WhatsApp is likely to add a dedicated Suggested Chat section in app

India Today  

WhatsApp is likely to add a new dedicated "Suggested Chat" section within the app. By integrating into the existing interface, WhatsApp is trying to help users explore new communication avenues without disrupting their current chat order. Besides, tipster AssembleDebug recently claimed on X that WhatsApp is developing a new feature that will let users in India conduct international payments via …

WhatsApp adds rival in-app payment options in India commerce push
1 year, 3 months ago

WhatsApp adds rival in-app payment options in India commerce push

The Hindu  

WhatsApp said on Wednesday that it will offer credit card payments and services from rival digital payment providers within its app in India, the latest bet by the Meta-owned service to boost commerce offerings in its biggest market. People shopping on WhatsApp could also pay using popular services like Alphabet Inc’s Google Pay, Paytm and Walmart’s PhonePe but only after …

Meta launches UPI payments for WhatsApp Business messaging in India
1 year, 3 months ago

Meta launches UPI payments for WhatsApp Business messaging in India

The Hindu  

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on Wednesday that India would get access to payments via WhatsApp Business messaging, allowing customers to pay businesses on the app with the UPI option of their choice. Zuckerberg made the announcement virtually during the Meta Conversations event focusing on WhatsApp Business, at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The accepted payment methods now …

Privacy Policy: SC Asks WhatsApp to Give Wide Publicity to Undertaking Given to Centre in 2021
1 year, 11 months ago

Privacy Policy: SC Asks WhatsApp to Give Wide Publicity to Undertaking Given to Centre in 2021

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre that it will not limit functionality for users not agreeing to its 2021 privacy policy but will continue to remind users about the update, and “maintain this approach” till the proposed data protection law comes into effect. Observing that the matter needs consideration, a …

WhatsApp privacy policy places users in ‘take it or leave it’ situation, forces into agreement: High Court
2 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp privacy policy places users in ‘take it or leave it’ situation, forces into agreement: High Court

The Hindu  

The Delhi High Court has held that WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy places its users in a “take it or leave it” situation, virtually forcing them into an agreement by providing a mirage of choices and then sharing their data with its parent company Facebook. The High Court’s verdict came while dismissing appeals of WhatsApp and Facebook against an order rejecting …

WhatsApp has not abused dominant position in India, rules NCLAT
2 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp has not abused dominant position in India, rules NCLAT

The Hindu  

The NCLAT has set aside a petition and upheld a 2017 CCI order that dismissed a complaint of predatory pricing against instant messaging platform WhatsApp. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal said no doubt WhatsApp has a 'dominant position' but it has not 'abused its dominant position' based on inputs provided by the appellant, an NGO Fight for Transparency Society. …

SBI to Launch WhatsApp Banking Services Soon, Says Chairman Dinesh Khara; Know More
2 years, 6 months ago

SBI to Launch WhatsApp Banking Services Soon, Says Chairman Dinesh Khara; Know More

News 18  

SBI WhatsApp Banking: India’s largest public sector lender, State Bank of India or SBI is soon going to launch banking services on WhatsApp for its customers. With the launch of the WhatsApp Banking System, customers of SBI will soon be able to use the messaging platform to carry out certain banking transactions. Currently, the State Bank of India offers WhatsApp-based …

Govt Mulls Tie Up Between India Post Payments Bank and WhatsApp: See What's on Cards
2 years, 6 months ago

Govt Mulls Tie Up Between India Post Payments Bank and WhatsApp: See What's on Cards

News 18  

The central government is mulling a tie up between the India Post Payments Bank and leading messaging platform WhatsApp to offer a host of banking and financial services, a report has said. In a bid to keep up with the digital age, the government may also consider a collaboration between India Post and WhatsApp, to offer even better services within …

WhatsApp Is Giving Rs 35 Cashback On Up To 3 Payments To Motivate You To Use WhatsApp Pay
2 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp Is Giving Rs 35 Cashback On Up To 3 Payments To Motivate You To Use WhatsApp Pay

News 18  

Meta-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp has had a payments option since some time. Once the feature is available to you, you can send money to any WhatsApp contact and receive Rs 35 as cashback for successful transaction. There is no minimum amount for this, and users can receive the Rs 35 cashback only three times maximum by sending money to …

UPI Payment Glitch: Now Access 24x7 Helpline Via WhatsApp; Know How To Use
2 years, 7 months ago

UPI Payment Glitch: Now Access 24x7 Helpline Via WhatsApp; Know How To Use

News 18  

The National Payments Corporation of India on Tuesday said it has set up a 24×7 helpline for information on digital payment products and services, DigiSaathi, on behalf of a consortium of payment system operators and participants comprising banks and non-banking financial entities. “DigiSaathi will assist the users with all their queries on digital payments via the chatbot facility on WhatsApp …

WhatsApp Gets NPCI Nod To Expand Payments Feature To 100 Million Users
2 years, 8 months ago

WhatsApp Gets NPCI Nod To Expand Payments Feature To 100 Million Users

News 18  

Meta-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp has had a payments feature since a while, but it is not popular at all. The NPCI has approved an additional 60 million users on UPI for WhatsApp and with this approval, WhatsApp will be able to expand its payments service to 100 million users. The NPCI has, instead, given WhatsApp a 100 million cap, …

WhatsApp starts QR code payments in India, targets Paytm, Google Pay
2 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp starts QR code payments in India, targets Paytm, Google Pay

Live Mint  

WhatsApp has now added the UPI QR code scan into the WhatsApp Payments for Indian users. You just have to scan the QR code like we used to do in other online payments methods like Paytm, Google Pay and PhonePe. The WhatsApp tracker WABetaInfo noted the WhatsApp’s status that tells us about this new feature available to users in India. …

WhatsApp empowers 500 villages in India with access to digital payments
3 years ago

WhatsApp empowers 500 villages in India with access to digital payments

Hindustan Times  

Instant messaging platform WhatsApp announced on Wednesday the ‘Digital Payments Utsav’, its pilot program of empowering 500 villages across Karnataka and Maharashtra with access to digital payments through ‘payments on WhatsApp’. We have started this pilot programme in 500 villages across Karnataka and Maharashtra as part of our mission to take on board the next 500 million into the digital …

WhatsApp gets approval to offer payments service to 40 million users in India
3 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp gets approval to offer payments service to 40 million users in India

India Today  

WhatsApp Pay, the messaging app’s payment feature, will soon be available to 40 million users in India. As per Reuters report, the messaging app has got approval from the National Payments Corporation of India to expand its WhatsApp Pay payments service to 40 million users in India. As per sources, WhatsApp isn’t too convinced with the expansion of the feature …

Like Google Pay, WhatsApp Will Also Offer Users Cashback Coupons On UPI Payments
3 years, 3 months ago

Like Google Pay, WhatsApp Will Also Offer Users Cashback Coupons On UPI Payments

News 18  

Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has a payments feature, but there aren’t as many takers for it, at least in India for now. Taking tips from rival Google‘s payment app Google Pay, WhatsApp Payments is also reportedly planning to give cashback to users who make payments using WhatsApp Payments. In order to boost usage and pit it against rivals like …

WhatsApp working on feature to reward users in India with cashback for using WhatsApp Payments
3 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp working on feature to reward users in India with cashback for using WhatsApp Payments

India Today  

WhatsApp to soon start rewarding users with cashback for using the Payments feature. It was not revealed whether users will get cashback after their first payment or before they make their first payment using the messaging app. Note that this is limited to UPI Payments in India, you can only get one cashback and you might receive up to Rs …

WhatsApp users in India can now add Payments Background while sending money through the app
3 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp users in India can now add Payments Background while sending money through the app

India Today  

WhatsApp has added new updates to its payments feature. The WhatsApp users in India will now be able to add payments background while sending money to their friends from the app. The Facebook-owned messaging app says that the feature will help people in conveying a feeling along with sending money. WhatsApp’s payments background feature looks a lot like Google Pay’s …

WhatsApp appoints ex-Amazon executive to head India payments division
3 years, 6 months ago

WhatsApp appoints ex-Amazon executive to head India payments division

The Hindu  

WhatsApp said on Monday it has hired Manesh Mahatme to head the payments division in India. WhatsApp Pay received approval to operate from the National Payments Corporation of India last November. At present, Google Pay, Walmart’s PhonePe and Paytm capture majority of the UPI market share "We are excited to have Manesh join our WhatsApp India team. Manesh has been …

WhatsApp Pay feature now rolling out to more Indian users
3 years, 6 months ago

WhatsApp Pay feature now rolling out to more Indian users

India Today  

WhatsApp Pay which went live in India in November last year is being rolled out to more users. Many users did not receive the feature immediately after it went live even after updating their app several times but now most users across Android and iOS seem to be getting it finally. WhatsApp Pay, as the name suggests, lets users send …

Ban Whatsapp If Non-Compliance With New IT Rules Continues: Plea Filed Before Kerala High Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Ban Whatsapp If Non-Compliance With New IT Rules Continues: Plea Filed Before Kerala High Court

Live Law  

A PIL has been filed in the Kerala High Court on Tuesday seeking directions to the Central Government to ban the operation of WhatsApp if it continues to deviate from the orders of the legal authorities in the country. Petitioner Omanakuttan K G, a software engineer, moved the Court citing national and public interest, alleging that WhatsApp did not function …

WhatsApp Obtaining 'Trick Consent' On 2021 Privacy Policy": Centre To Delhi High Court
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp Obtaining 'Trick Consent' On 2021 Privacy Policy": Centre To Delhi High Court

Live Law  

In an additional counter affidavit filed before the Delhi High Court in the case against WhatsApp's new privacy policy of 2021, the Central Government has informed the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp is indulging in obtaining "trick consent" from its users to accept its contested privacy policy of 2021. "Respondent No.2 has unleashed its digital prowess to the unsuspecting existing …

WhatsApp is indulging in anti-user practices: Government
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp is indulging in anti-user practices: Government

The Hindu  

The Centre has informed the Delhi High Court that instant messaging app WhatsApp was indulging in “anti-users practices” by obtaining “trick consent” from the users for it updated privacy policy. The Ministry has urged the court to give a direction to WhatsApp to “desist from any action of ‘pushing notifications’ onto existing users related to updated 2021 privacy policy”. “Having …

Centre responds to WhatsApp lawsuit: 'Respect right to privacy, new rules won't affect functioning'
3 years, 7 months ago

Centre responds to WhatsApp lawsuit: 'Respect right to privacy, new rules won't affect functioning'

Firstpost  

The Centre on Wednesday issued a clarification on WhatsApp’s lawsuit against the new IT rules saying that it respects the right to privacy and none of the new measures proposed by India will impact the normal functioning of WhatsApp in any manner. This comes after WhatsApp moved the Delhi HC to challenge rule mandating it to identify the first originator …

Union govt responds to WhatsApp moving court against new IT rules
3 years, 7 months ago

Union govt responds to WhatsApp moving court against new IT rules

Op India  

The government respects the right of privacy and has no intention to violate it when WhatsApp is required to disclose the origin of a particular message, the Ministry of Electronics and IT said in a statement on Wednesday after the popular messaging service moved the Delhi High Court challenging the Centre’s new digital rules. Whatsapp moves Delhi HC against New …

WhatsApp users, functioning of app won’t be impacted by new digital rules: Ravi Shankar Prasad
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp users, functioning of app won’t be impacted by new digital rules: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Live Mint  

WhatsApp recently sued the Indian government for its new digital rules which the instant messaging application claimed will interfere with the end-to-end encryption provided by the company to the users. The Ministry of Electronics and IT Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad also stated that “none of the measures proposed by India will impact the normal functioning of WhatsApp in any manner …

India responds to WhatsApp, says no intention to violate right of privacy
3 years, 7 months ago

India responds to WhatsApp, says no intention to violate right of privacy

Live Mint  

The Indian government on Wednesday said that it respects the "Right of Privacy" and has no intention to violate it when WhatsApp is required to disclose the origin of a particular message. "The Government of India recognises that ‘Right to Privacy" is a Fundamental right and is committed to ensure the same to its citizens," the ministry added. On this …

WhatsApp challenges India's new IT rules in Delhi HC
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp challenges India's new IT rules in Delhi HC

Op India  

Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has filed a case in the Delhi High Court against the Indian government, seeking to block the new IT rules that come into effect from Wednesday, 26 May. According to the reports, WhatsApp has filed a petition against the Government of India on May 25 in the Delhi High Court protesting against the new IT rules …

WhatsApp Sues Indian Govt Over IT Rules 2021, Says 'Chat Traceability Will End User Privacy'
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp Sues Indian Govt Over IT Rules 2021, Says 'Chat Traceability Will End User Privacy'

ABP News  

New Delhi: Amid heated controversy over the WhatsApp Privacy police and IT Intermediary Rules 2021, the Facebook-owned messaging app has filed a lawsuit against the Indian government in the Delhi High Court. WhatsApp has challenged the Information Technology Rules, 2021 saying that user privacy is in its DNA and requiring messaging apps to "trace" chats undermines people's right to privacy. …

WhatsApp moves Delhi High Court against India’s new IT Rules
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp moves Delhi High Court against India’s new IT Rules

The Hindu  

WhatsApp has moved the Delhi High Court against India’s new and stricter IT Rules that require instant messaging platforms to aid in identifying the ‘originator’ of messages. “Requiring messaging apps to ‘trace’ chats is the equivalent of asking us to keep a fingerprint of every single message sent on WhatsApp, which would break end-to-end encryption and fundamentally undermines people’s right …

WhatsApp sues Indian gov’t on privacy concerns: Report
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp sues Indian gov’t on privacy concerns: Report

Al Jazeera  

The case asks the Delhi High Court to declare one of the new rules is a violation of privacy rights, Reuters reported. WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations coming into force on Wednesday that experts say would compel the California-based Facebook unit to break privacy protections, sources said. The case, described …

WhatsApp says India's new IT rules that ask for message tracing will end privacy for users
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp says India's new IT rules that ask for message tracing will end privacy for users

India Today  

WhatsApp and the Government of India are again face-to-face on the topic of traceability that first came to light in 2019. WhatsApp filed a legal complaint on Tuesday in New Delhi against the Centre, where the lawsuit says that the new rules violate privacy rights since it requires the platform to break end-to-end encryption. WhatsApp employs end-to-end encryption, and the …

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