The government claims in Delhi High Court that WhatsApp is engaging in anti-user practices by obtaining “trick-consent” to its updated privacy policy, and asks the court to restrain the app from doing so.
Read more about User privacy highest priority: WhatsApp response to govt affidavit in Court on Business Standard. Messaging platform says govt is trying to stop privacy policy update, which is a private contract between WhatsApp and its users, without any legitimate factual or legal bases
WhatsApp Trying To Force Users To Accept New Privacy Policy: Centre To High Court WhatsApp Trying To Force Users To Accept New Privacy Policy: Centre To High Court WhatsApp Privacy Policy: Terming WhatsApp s bombarding of notifications on its customers as an anti-user practice for obtaining trick consent , Centre urged the court to direct WhatsApp to desist from pushing notifications onto existing users with regard to the controversial new privacy policy.
Centre said WhatsApp is trying to force its users to consent to the new privacy policy
New Delhi:
The Centre has told the Delhi High Court that social messaging platform WhatsApp was trying to force its users to consent to the new privacy policy before the Personal Data Protection Bill becomes the law by bombarding them with notifications daily to obtain their consent.
Softbank eyes return to Flipkart
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Flipkart for $4 billion, the two companies could be headed for a $600-700 million reunion.
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