Is Facebook reading all WhatsApp messages? Here is the story so far in 5 points
3 years, 3 months ago

Is Facebook reading all WhatsApp messages? Here is the story so far in 5 points

India Today  

For the longest time, WhatsApp has maintained that its chats are end-to-end encrypted, but the app has come under the scanner multiple times over its security lapses. It has been alleged that the content moderators use a special Facebook software to sneak into a person’s private WhatsApp messages, gain access to the images and videos sent through the messaging app. “Seated at computers in pods organized by work assignments, these hourly workers use special Facebook software to sift through streams of private messages, images and videos that have been reported by WhatsApp users as improper and then screened by the company’s artificial intelligence systems. — ProPublica report has also claimed that WhatsApp’s director of communications, Carl Woog that a team of contractors review WhatsApp messages to identify and remove “the worst” abusers. — The ProPublica report mentioned that WhatsApp only gains private access to chats only when a user hits the “report” button on the app.

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CCI imposes ₹213 crore penalty on Meta over 2021 WhatsApp private policy update
1 month ago

CCI imposes ₹213 crore penalty on Meta over 2021 WhatsApp private policy update

Live Mint  

New Delhi: India’s competition watchdog on Monday imposed a ₹213-crore penalty on Meta for abusing its dominant position as the 2021 privacy policy update of its messaging app WhatsApp undermined users’ ability to opt out of getting their data shared with the group’s social media platform Facebook. For purposes other than advertising, WhatsApp’s policy should include a detailed explanation of …

WhatsApp Aims To Restrict Spam Accounts Soon. Know All Details Here
7 months, 3 weeks ago

WhatsApp Aims To Restrict Spam Accounts Soon. Know All Details Here

ABP News  

Meta-owned WhatsApp is with a new feature designed to prevent accounts from sending spam messages. The messaging app, the world's most popular, has experienced an increase in spam and bulk messaging from business and marketing numbers, causing annoyance for users and therefore, this feature aims to mitigate the spread of spam. According to WABetaInfo, the feature to limit spammy WhatsApp …

People use WhatsApp for privacy, company tells Delhi HC: ‘That goes, we exit India’
7 months, 4 weeks ago

People use WhatsApp for privacy, company tells Delhi HC: ‘That goes, we exit India’

Hindustan Times  

WhatsApp told told the Delhi High Court that the messaging platform will shut down in India if it is forced to break message encryption which protects user privacy by ensuring that only the sender and recipient can read and access message content. WhatsApp and Facebook parent company Meta are challenging the Information Technology Rules 2021. WhatsApp and Facebook parent company …

Major WhatsApp update enables secret chats
1 year, 7 months ago

Major WhatsApp update enables secret chats

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We believe this feature will be great for people who share their phones from time to time …

Will investigate WhatsApp's ‘unacceptable’ breach of privacy: IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
1 year, 7 months ago

Will investigate WhatsApp's ‘unacceptable’ breach of privacy: IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Hindustan Times  

The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. Replying to a Twitter user's claim that WhatsApp accessed microphones while the phone was not in use, Chandrasekhar said, "This is an unacceptable breach and violation …

Is WhatsApp secretly listening to your private conversations? Know everything
1 year, 7 months ago

Is WhatsApp secretly listening to your private conversations? Know everything

India TV News  

Is WhatsApp secretly listening to your private conversations? In fact, a case has come to the fore, in which it Recently, concerns have arisen regarding WhatsApp's potential eavesdropping on private conversations. On Wednesday, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar stated that the Indian government will investigate allegations that WhatsApp has access to smartphone users' microphones even …

Privacy Policy: SC Asks WhatsApp to Give Wide Publicity to Undertaking Given to Centre in 2021
1 year, 10 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 users sceptical of latest update
1 year, 11 months ago

WhatsApp users sceptical of latest update

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: WhatsApp's latest version, which is requesting additional access to files on one's phone, besides the regular photos and media, has city users wary of the Android 2.23.2.8 update. WhatsApp's privacy policy, under its 'How we use your information' and 'Safety, Security, And Integrity' sections, reads, "Safety, security, and integrity are an integral part of our services. We use information …

Meta’s Zuckerberg Says WhatsApp Is More Secure Than iMessage
2 years, 2 months ago

Meta’s Zuckerberg Says WhatsApp Is More Secure Than iMessage

News 18  

Google had started its campaign to promote RCS messaging, and asked Apple to adopt its messaging technology. Now, Meta-owned WhatsApp is the latest platform to counter iMessage and even goes on to claim that its messaging app is more private and secure than Apple’s messaging app. Meta has started a public campaign that talks about WhatsApp and its legitimate reasons …

'WhatsApp has been a surveillance tool for 13 years, better stop using it’ says Telegram founder Pavel Durov
2 years, 2 months ago

'WhatsApp has been a surveillance tool for 13 years, better stop using it’ says Telegram founder Pavel Durov

Firstpost  

Telegram’s founder Pavel Durov has accused WhatsApp of being a surveillance tool after hackers were able to hack into smartphones of various users, because of a vulnerability in WhatsApp’s video sharing and playback features. WhatsApp, one of the most popular IM apps in the world, which also boasts to have the most number of users, is a major security risk, …

‘Stay away from WhatsApp,’ warns Telegram founder
2 years, 2 months ago

‘Stay away from WhatsApp,’ warns Telegram founder

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The founder of the messaging app Telegram has urged people to use “any …

Meta’s WhatsApp introduces a host of new privacy tools
2 years, 4 months ago

Meta’s WhatsApp introduces a host of new privacy tools

Live Mint  

Meta-owned WhatsApp is rolling out a feature to block capturing of a screenshot of 'view once messages' which disappear after the receiver reads them, the company said on Tuesday. Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced new privacy features in WhatsApp giving the option to users to leave a group chat secretly and make the online presence visible to people …

WhatsApp update adds new security features to protect people’s privacy
2 years, 4 months ago

WhatsApp update adds new security features to protect people’s privacy

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The new update comes with three main features: users will be able to leave group chats more …

Tired of WhatsApp, Facebook chat notifications? Here’s how to turn them off
2 years, 4 months ago

Tired of WhatsApp, Facebook chat notifications? Here’s how to turn them off

Live Mint  

Are you tired of the constant chat notifications on your phone? Is it your constant WhatsApp chat notification or is it the good old Facebook messenger? How to mute WhatsApp chat notifications: Open the individual or group chat that you wish to mute Next, tap the name of the individual or group chat Tap Mute notification Select the length of …

Excerpt: What Privacy Means by Siddharth Sonkar
2 years, 8 months ago

Excerpt: What Privacy Means by Siddharth Sonkar

Hindustan Times  

On 4 January 2021, when WhatsApp announced an update of its privacy policy, it experienced a storm when millions of Indian users shifted to Telegram and Signal. Yet, news publications wrongly assumed that WhatsApp had finally ‘crossed a line’, requiring users to share their personal data with Facebook Group companies with no alternative. However, the more significant update of WhatsApp’s …

WhatsApp Is Adding More Privacy Updates To Comply With Irish Ruling
3 years, 1 month ago

WhatsApp Is Adding More Privacy Updates To Comply With Irish Ruling

News 18  

WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging that information for European users, after Irish regulators slapped the chat service with a record fine for breaching strict EU data privacy rules. WhatsApp is taking the action after getting hit with a record EUR 225 million fine in September from Ireland’s data privacy watchdog for violating stringent European …

WhatsApp Bringing New Feature That Will Allow Users To Report Selective Messages
3 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp Bringing New Feature That Will Allow Users To Report Selective Messages

News 18  

Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will allow users to report specific messages on the platform. Users on the beta version of WhatsApp can see a new “Report” option when they tap and hold a message. WABetaInfo has also found the individual message reporting feature on recent WhatsApp for Android beta releases. The report says …

Encryption Not Compromised, Only Abuse Reports Inspected: WhatsApp
3 years, 3 months ago

Encryption Not Compromised, Only Abuse Reports Inspected: WhatsApp

News 18  

Update: A WhatsApp spokesperson has clarified to News18 that WhatsApp only inspects user messages when a report of abusive content is raised by a co-user against a particular message. A recent report has now found out that WhatsApp may allow content moderators to access users’ messages in certain cases. This means that these moderators can only see users messages, images …

WhatsApp messages are end-to-end encrypted is a lie, claims a new report
3 years, 3 months ago

WhatsApp messages are end-to-end encrypted is a lie, claims a new report

India Today  

WhatsApp messages are end-to-end encrypted, even when you use a multi-device. However, a new report now claims that WhatsApp messages are not end-to-end encrypted, and on top of that, it adds that Facebook views the content of messages on the platform. It adds that Carl Woog, WhatsApp's communications director, acknowledged that teams of contractors in Austin and elsewhere review WhatsApp …

Department of Health and Social Care inquir will quiz ministers over use of WhatsApp and Signal
3 years, 4 months ago

Department of Health and Social Care inquir will quiz ministers over use of WhatsApp and Signal

Daily Mail  

An inquiry into the use of private communications channels by ministers and officials at the Department of Health and Social Care will cover WhatsApp and other phone messaging apps, it has been confirmed. Concerns over the use of encrypted messaging apps such as WhatsApp and Signal to discuss key policy decisions has previously been raised by campaigning groups. An inquiry …

Won't Limit Functionality, Will Continue to Send Reminders for Users to Accept Privacy Policy: WhatsApp
3 years, 6 months ago

Won't Limit Functionality, Will Continue to Send Reminders for Users to Accept Privacy Policy: WhatsApp

News 18  

WhatsApp on Thursday said it will not limit the functionality of the messaging app for users not agreeing to its new privacy policy, but will continue to send reminders about the update. On Thursday, the Centre has told the Delhi High Court that the messaging platform was trying to “force” its users to consent to the new privacy policy before …

WhatsApp is indulging in anti-user practices: Government
3 years, 6 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 …

While WhatsApp opposes new IT rules, they are needed to catch criminals
3 years, 6 months ago

While WhatsApp opposes new IT rules, they are needed to catch criminals

Op India  

The new Information Technology Rules 2021, announced in February this year, came into effect on 26th May. On the other hand, Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit at the Delhi High Court challenging the new IT rules, saying it violates the privacy rights of the citizens. The section 5 of the IT rules says that significant social media …

Centre responds to WhatsApp lawsuit: 'Respect right to privacy, new rules won't affect functioning'
3 years, 6 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 …

New IT rules | Centre accuses WhatsApp of attempt to stall norms
3 years, 6 months ago

New IT rules | Centre accuses WhatsApp of attempt to stall norms

The Hindu  

Terming WhatsApp's last moment challenge to the new intermediary guidelines as an “unfortunate attempt” to prevent them coming into effect, the Centre said on Wednesday that established judicial dictum is that no fundamental right, including the Right to Privacy, is absolute and is subject to reasonable restrictions. “The requirements in the Intermediary Guidelines pertaining to the first originator of information …

WhatsApp Sues Indian Govt Over IT Rules 2021, Says 'Chat Traceability Will End User Privacy'
3 years, 6 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 will not limit functionality for users till data protection law comes into effect
3 years, 6 months ago

WhatsApp will not limit functionality for users till data protection law comes into effect

Firstpost  

The WhatsApp spokesperson reiterated that the recent update does not change the privacy of people’s personal messages. WhatsApp on Monday said it will not limit the functionality for users not agreeing to its new privacy policy but will continue to remind users about the update, and “maintain this approach” till the forthcoming data protection law comes into effect. Days after …

In Response to Govt, WhatsApp Says It Won't Limit Functionality Of Those Who Don't Accept New Terms
3 years, 6 months ago

In Response to Govt, WhatsApp Says It Won't Limit Functionality Of Those Who Don't Accept New Terms

News 18  

Facebook-owned instant messaging platform WhatsApp has said that it will not limit the functionality of WhatsApp for users who haven?t accepted the new privacy policy. In a letter responding to the Government of India?s request to withdraw the new controversial policy, WhatsApp reiterated that the terms of service does not change the privacy of people’s personal messages. WhatsApp also said …

WhatsApp saw a drop in downloads by over 40 percent ever since it announced new privacy policy
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp saw a drop in downloads by over 40 percent ever since it announced new privacy policy

India Today  

Whatsapp has been in the eye of the storm ever since it announced its new privacy policy. As per a SensorTower report, people had stopped downloading WhatsApp ever since the new privacy policy was announced. “In the first four months of 2021, Telegram’s installs climbed 98 per cent year-over-year to more than 161 million, while Signal saw its first-time downloads …

WhatsApp installs fall over 40% as users download rival apps
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp installs fall over 40% as users download rival apps

The Hindu  

WhatsApp’s app installs worldwide declined nearly 43% between January and April this year as several users considered downloaded Telegram and Signal apps, according to data by app analytics firm Sensor Tower. Privacy-focused app Signal’s first-time app downloads surged nearly 1,200% in the same period, compared to last year. The Facebook-owned company announced a contentious privacy policy update in January, triggering …

Haven't accepted new WhatsApp privacy policy? Don't worry, you will not lose app features
3 years, 7 months ago

Haven't accepted new WhatsApp privacy policy? Don't worry, you will not lose app features

India Today  

In what may be a big relief, WhatsApp has said users who have not accepted the new privacy policy will not lose functionality after the deadline. WhatsApp now requires all its users in India to accept the new privacy policy, a move that has been at the centre of controversies ever since Facebook announced back in January that its users …

WhatsApp’s Much Criticized Privacy Policy Kicks In Tomorrow: If You Don’t Accept, This Is What Happens
3 years, 7 months ago

WhatsApp’s Much Criticized Privacy Policy Kicks In Tomorrow: If You Don’t Accept, This Is What Happens

News 18  

The day when the new WhatsApp privacy policy finally comes into effect. No, nothing within the privacy policy has really changed, except that the Facebook owned WhatsApp wont simply delete your WhatsApp account if you don’t accept it. WhatsApp says that for anyone who still hasn’t accepted their new terms of service, which WhatsApp calls “update”, they will first be …

BREAKING : Delhi High Court Dismisses WhatsApp, Facebook's Challenge To CCI Order For Probe On New Privacy Policy
3 years, 8 months ago

BREAKING : Delhi High Court Dismisses WhatsApp, Facebook's Challenge To CCI Order For Probe On New Privacy Policy

Live Law  

A single judge bench of Justice Navin Chawla of the Delhi High Court today rejected Facebook Inc and its subsidiary WhatsApp's challenge to an order by the Competition Commission of India directing a probe into WhatsApp's new privacy policy for being allegedly anti-competitive.The court said it found no merits in the petition and refused to quash the CCI probe.The bench …

New security flaws in WhatsApp can let cyberattackers gain illegal access to users' data
3 years, 8 months ago

New security flaws in WhatsApp can let cyberattackers gain illegal access to users' data

India Today  

Yet another vulnerability has been found in WhatsApp that can allow attackers to access the sensitive information of users. "Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in WhatsApp applications which could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or access sensitive information on a targeted system. As per a report published in Traced, WhatsApp Online Status Tracker websites and apps were …

WhatsApp working on support chat threads to help users manage bug reports
3 years, 9 months ago

WhatsApp working on support chat threads to help users manage bug reports

India Today  

WhatsApp has been testing a couple of new features on its app to enhance the user experience. The latest feature that Facebook-owned messaging is reportedly testing is the support chat threads, which will let users report bugs in the app. As per the Wabetainfo report, WhatsApp is testing Support Chat Threads that will let users report bugs directly to WhatsApp …

South Africa's information regulator says WhatsApp cannot share users' contact information
3 years, 9 months ago

South Africa's information regulator says WhatsApp cannot share users' contact information

The Hindu  

Facebook Inc cannot share any contact information it collects from WhatsApp users in South Africa with its other properties without first obtaining authorisation from the country's Information Regulator, the agency said on Wednesday. "WhatsApp cannot without obtaining prior authorisation from the IR process any contact information of its users for a purpose other than the one for which the number …

WhatsApp to reach out to users via 'status' and banners on proposed privacy policy update
3 years, 10 months ago

WhatsApp to reach out to users via 'status' and banners on proposed privacy policy update

The Hindu  

WhatsApp, which faced a severe backlash over the latest update to its privacy policy, will now leverage its own platform to reach out to users directly via the “status” feature, while also putting up banners on the application, to share detailed information on the proposed policy updates. “We’ve seen some of our competitors try to get away with claiming they …

WhatsApp policy: Indians apprehensive about privacy, says CJI
3 years, 10 months ago

WhatsApp policy: Indians apprehensive about privacy, says CJI

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India Sharad A. Bobde on Monday said Indians have “grave apprehensions” about privacy from Facebook and WhatsApp. It is our duty to protect people’s privacy,” Chief Justice Bobde, heading a three-judge Bench, addressed lawyers appearing for the social media/instant messaging giants. “We are telling you what we heard and read - People think that if A sends …

Privacy talk over, most users walk back to WhatsApp after trying Signal and Telegram
3 years, 10 months ago

Privacy talk over, most users walk back to WhatsApp after trying Signal and Telegram

India Today  

This morning I woke up with 73 WhatsApp messages from seven different groups and five individual chats. World’s most popular instant messaging app WhatsApp dropped a bomb when it announced an updated privacy policy seeking certain data from app users. Signal saw a massive surge in downloads between January 6 and January 10, 2021 days following WhatsApp’s policy announcement. “Elon …

Zuckerberg says WhatsApp is under threat... from Apple iMessage
3 years, 10 months ago

Zuckerberg says WhatsApp is under threat... from Apple iMessage

India Today  

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has voiced his opinion against Apple’s privacy policies and how it will affect the social media giant’s business. Facebook had alleged that Apple’s new policy that requires the apps to add privacy labels on it and provide information to users about how much data an app collects. However, Facebook has been miffed ever since and has …

WhatsApp Again Says Conversations Are Absolutely Private and End-to-End Encrypted
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp Again Says Conversations Are Absolutely Private and End-to-End Encrypted

News 18  

WhatsApp’s data policy debate just doesn’t seem to end, with WhatsApp constantly reminding users that the change does not affect their privacy and that their chats will remain end-to-end encrypted. Before this, a WhatsApp spokesperson’s statement had earlier this week claimed that the company’s updated policy “does not expand the ability to share data with Facebook.” Earlier, the ministry of …

WhatsApp New Policy 'Does Not Allow Expanded Data Sharing With Facebook', Claims Company
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp New Policy 'Does Not Allow Expanded Data Sharing With Facebook', Claims Company

News 18  

WhatsApp continues its defence of the updated privacy policy that it floated as compulsory to all users and landed itself in a rather precarious position. In its latest effort, a WhatsApp spokesperson’s statement today claimed that the company’s updated policy “does not expand the ability to share data with Facebook.” Earlier, the ministry of electronics and information technology of India …

WhatsApp responds to Indian Govt letter, calls new privacy policy a transparency measure
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp responds to Indian Govt letter, calls new privacy policy a transparency measure

India Today  

Reacting to the letter by Ministry of information and Technology, WhatsApp has said that it is ready to address any misinformation around its updated policy and remains available to answer all the questions. In a statement shared with India Today Tech, the instant messaging platform said that it is committed to protecting personal messages with end-to-end encryption and re-emphasized that …

WhatsApp Blames You For Falling For Misinformation, But Can It Keep Brushing Things Under The Carpet?
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp Blames You For Falling For Misinformation, But Can It Keep Brushing Things Under The Carpet?

News 18  

After what was a massive PR disaster, WhatsApp tried to do damage limitation by pushing back the implementation of the new privacy policy and terms of use. “There’s been a lot of misinformation causing concern and we want to help everyone understand our principles and the facts,” is what the Facebook owned WhatsApp says. This also includes information about when …

WhatsApp new policy: Delhi High Court says it is a private app, don't use if you don't like it
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp new policy: Delhi High Court says it is a private app, don't use if you don't like it

India Today  

Delhi High Court on Monday refused to issue notice to WhatsApp and Facebook over its new policy, which has been challenged in the court. In the beginning of the hearing itself Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva told the petitioner, which has challenged the new WhatsApp policy that users have to accept and which will let WhatsApp and Facebook collect some usage data, …

Update debate: The Hindu Editorial on WhatsApp and privacy
3 years, 11 months ago

Update debate: The Hindu Editorial on WhatsApp and privacy

The Hindu  

WhatsApp’s decision to delay the update of its privacy policy, following a backlash from its users, is an implicit acknowledgement of the increasing role played by perceptions about privacy in the continued well-being of a popular service. Problems for the Facebook-owned app started earlier this month when it announced an update to its terms of service and privacy policy, according …

WhatsApp Clarifies Privacy Policy Concerns Again via 4 Status Slides, Says It Does Not Read Private Chats
3 years, 11 months ago

WhatsApp Clarifies Privacy Policy Concerns Again via 4 Status Slides, Says It Does Not Read Private Chats

News 18  

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is again reaching out to users, this time via WhatsApp Status slides, to reiterate that the company respects users’ private data. In four short clips, the messaging company states that it is committed to protecting users’ privacy as it does not access or read anyone’s messages or location. The WhatsApp Status comes days after Facebook announced that it …

Making privacy a mainstream debate
3 years, 11 months ago

Making privacy a mainstream debate

Hindustan Times  

In the wee hours of a rather cold Delhi winter morning, I received a phone call from my rather anxious 83-year-old uncle. With its new “take-it-or-leave-it” policy, Whatsapp essentially threatened users of deleting their accounts, unless they accept the new terms before May This was not an isolated conversation, indicating that we are at a potentially seminal moment of consumer …

Government examining WhatsApp's user policy changes amid privacy debate
3 years, 11 months ago

Government examining WhatsApp's user policy changes amid privacy debate

The Hindu  

The government is examining and evaluating the recent privacy policy update announced by WhatsApp, amid an outcry over the controversial changes linking data of WhatsApp users to Facebook's other products and services, according to sources. The development comes amid a raging debate over WhatsApp's controversial update in its terms of service and privacy policy around how it processes user data …

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