WhatsApp, in a blog post announcing the in-app banner, also took potshots at rivals Telegram and Signal, which made the most of the exodus following the announcement of the privacy policy update in January.
Updated: February 15, 2021 6:25 PM IST
The Centre during the hearing stated that social media apps like WhatsApp cannot share data of users and that all user data must be protected.
The Indian Supreme Court (SC) has asked Facebook-owned WhatsApp and the Centre to furnish a reply to a new plea alleging lower standards of privacy for Indians in comparison to European counterparts. Also Read - Facebook s second attempt at dating is a video-based Sparked app
“You may be two or three trillion companies but people value their privacy more than money,” a bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde told WhatsApp according to a
Majority of Whatsapp users said they will not use payment features, business chat if app shares info with Facebook, third parties: Survey
The survey found that five per cent users have deleted the app, while 22 per cent claimed to have reduced using the mobile messaging platform.
Jan 29, 2021 11:23:00 IST
A majority of respondents in a survey said they will not use Whatsapp payment features and may discontinue business chat if the app shares information with Facebook and third parties, according to a survey. The survey – conducted around Whatsapp new proposed policy across the country covering over 17,000 respondents – found that five percent users have deleted the app, while 22 percent claimed to have reduced using the mobile messaging platform.
Updated: January 25, 2021 3:42 PM IST
The Delhi High Court (HC) during a court hearing on January 25 said that accepting the new privacy policy of WhatsApp was a “voluntary” thing and one can choose not to use or join the platform if one did not agree with its terms of services updated by the messaging platform. The HC heard a plea by a lawyer challenging that the new privacy policy violates the right of privacy of individuals. Also Read - How to create and send Happy Vishu 2021, Odia New Year, Bohag Bihu, and Puthandu WhatsApp stickers
WhatsApp updated its privacy policy earlier this month with a deadline to accept it by February 8. After the public outrage and users moving to Signal and Telegram, the messaging platform pushed the deadline to accept the policy to May 15. Also Read - WhatsApp rolling out disappearing messages for group participants
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.