India Business News: 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
In January, the instant messaging app WhatsApp notified its "two billion" clients that some user data is shared by WhatsApp s Business app with Facebook to personalise.
›Privacy of users our highest priority, says WhatsApp in its defence against charge of tricking users for policy consent
Privacy of users our highest priority, says WhatsApp in its defence against charge of tricking users for policy consent
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Privacy of users our highest priority, says WhatsApp in its defence against charge of tricking users for policy consentET Online
Last Updated: Jun 03, 2021, 03:04 PM IST
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The Centre submitted before Delhi HC that WhatsApp has unleashed its digital prowess to unsuspecting users and wanted to force them to accept the updated 2021 privacy policy by flashing the notification at regular intervals.
The Centre told the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp, which became an "essential digital service" during the Covid pandemic, was now obtaining "trick consent" from its users for its updated 2021 privacy policy ahead of the .