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India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology looks poised to permanently block 59 Chinese apps – including TikTok and WeChat – on the grounds that they have failed to address the issues that incurred them a provisional ban last year.
As reported by LiveMint, the ministry blocked hundreds of Chinese apps on a indefinite basis throughout 2020, during which time it issued show-cause notices to the app providers asking them to clarify their stance after concerns arose over the privacy and security of their apps.
WhatsApp claims updated policy 'does not expand ability to share data with Facebook' - 200 million people around the world received a notification on WhatsApp, which said that by February 8, 2021 you must accept the new privacy policy.
Indian parliament panel to question Facebook on WhatsApp s privacy terms
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Indian parliament panel to question Facebook on WhatsApp s privacy terms
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Facebook executives will field questions from an Indian parliamentary panel on Thursday about the changes to WhatsApp’s privacy, a source said, days after the messaging platform was asked by the country’s technology ministry to withdraw them.
The panel will ask why Facebook needed to change WhatsApp’s privacy policy and how it will impact users, the source said. WhatsApp did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment.
The messaging platform earlier this month kicked off a storm when it informed users it was preparing a new privacy policy, under which it could share limited user data, including phone number and location, with Facebook and its group firms.
Earlier this month, WhatsApp kicked off a storm when it informed users it was preparing a new privacy policy, under which it could share limited user data, including phone number and location, with Facebook and its group firms.