The Delhi High Court remarked that accepting WhatsApp s updated privacy policy isn t mandatory, and users have the choice of using a competing app | NewsBytes
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WhatsApp is treating Indian users differently from Europeans in terms of updated privacy policy: Centre to Delhi HC
The petition, by a lawyer, has contended that the updated privacy policy violates users right to privacy under the Constitution.
Jan 25, 2021 14:18:54 IST
WhatsApp is treating Indian users differently from Europeans over opting out of its new privacy policy which is a matter of concern for the government and it is looking into the issue, the Centre informed the Delhi High Court on Monday. The central government told the high court that it was also a matter of concern that Indian users were being unilaterally subjected to the change in the privacy policy by the instant messaging platform.
WhatsApp users in India being treated differently from Europeans over opting out of its new privacy policy is a matter of concern, the central government told the Delhi High Court on Monday.
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January 25, 2021 16:21 IST
The privacy policy offers to European users prohibition of any information shared with Facebook, while this is not offered to Indian citizens, says the Additional Solicitor General
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The privacy policy offers to European users prohibition of any information shared with Facebook, while this is not offered to Indian citizens, says the Additional Solicitor General
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The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp’s differential treatment of Indian users against their European users when it came to its privacy policy was a “cause for concern to the government”.