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WhatsApp won't make its controversial privacy policy mandatory until the introduction of India’s Data Protection Law

Update (4:00 PM IST): WhatsApp has reached out to Business Insider India to confirm that the new po…

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Indian government threatens legal action against WhatsApp’s new privacy policy – WhatsApp refuses to back down

The Indian government has put WhatsApp on notice as the messaging giant is yet to back down from it…

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WhatsApp faces a fresh antitrust investigation in India over its new privacy policy that shares users’ data with Facebook

India’s competition watchdog has launched a fresh antitrust investigation against WhatsApp. The Com…

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WhatsApp’s new privacy policy — here is why you don't have to lose sleep over it

WhatsApp on Monday told the Delhi high court that its new controversial privacy policy has not been…

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WhatsApp's new privacy policy doesn't give you choice — and could limit your options in the future too

If you want to continue using WhatsApp, you’ll have to agree to their new privacy policy by May 15.…

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Whatsapp, Signal and Telegram face a catch-22 situation as India’s new social media rules threaten encryption

Encryption is a safety blanket for many. It is the night light to keep nightmares away. But, that m…

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The Indian government may call WhatsApp to explain why its new data privacy policy applies in India but not in Europe

"Also, the privacy update sought by WhatsApp in user agreement in European Union is seen…

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What WhatsApp and Facebook want to do is worse than stalking, India's solicitor general tells court

India’s competition watchdog doesn’t want WhatsApp sharing user data with its parent company, Faceb…

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WhatsApp scraps May 15 deadline for accepting privacy policy terms

WhatsApp had faced severe backlash over user concerns that data was being shared with parent co…

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WhatsApp says it will wait for the Indian government to pass the Personal Data Protection law before limiting features

In a move that will come as a relief to its users, messaging giant WhatsApp has revealed that it wi…

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WhatsApp gets hit with a lawsuit in Delhi that wants the Facebook-owned messaging app to stop sharing data with third parties

WhatsApp's troubles are mounting. After widespread backlash from its users as well as privacy activ…

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WhatsApp has been told to withdraw its privacy changes by the Indian government

In another blow to WhatsApp, the Indian government has come down hard on the Facebook-owned messagi…

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WhatsApp says it is taking action against automated and bulk messaging ahead of assembly elections in five states

Reacting to an IANS story on how the bulk WhatsApp API (application programming interface) tools…

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EXCLUSIVE: WhatsApp’s Grievance Officer in India quits within six months

Advocate Paresh B Lal — who was appointed as WhatsApp’s Grievance and Nodal officer in June this ye…

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WhatsApp co-founder and Signal investor Brian Acton targets 100-200 million Signal users in India

Elated at Indians, including top entrepreneurs and celebrities, rushing to join his encrypted messa…

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Delhi High Court bench recuses itself from petition filed against WhatsApp, next hearing on January 18

Justice Pratibha M. Singh directed that the petition filed by advocate Chaitanya Rohilla shall b…

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DigiLocker documents PAN card and driving license now accessible to WhatsApp users via MyGov Helpdesk

According to MyGov, the move will make "the government services accessible, inclusive, transparent …

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Interview: Signal’s COO Aruna Harder says that privacy shouldn’t be an optional mode for users

On Signal, privacy isn’t an ‘optional mode’: Signal’s COO Aruna Harder

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