Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Roll Back Of WhatsApp Privacy Policy Changes Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Roll Back Of WhatsApp Privacy Policy Changes The plea filed by the Confederation of All India Traders has also sought a direction to the Centre to intervene in the matter and frame guidelines to govern large technology-based companies such as WhatsApp Inc., Facebook Inc. and Facebook India Online Services Private Limited.
The plea seeks a direction to WhatsApp to roll back its policy.
New Delhi:
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking a direction to instant messaging platform WhatsApp to roll back its recently-launched new privacy policy on the ground that it is violative of laws and can impact the country s security.
Trader body moves SC against WhatsApp privacy policy
The plea says the Centre has failed to impose necessaryconditions in this case, while EU s Antitrust Authority imposed serious restrictions on the proposed policy of WhatsApp and a 110 million euros fine in 2017
PTI | January 16, 2021 | Updated 21:59 IST
A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court, seeking a direction to instant messaging platform WhatsApp to roll back its recently-launched new privacy policy on the ground that it is violative of laws and can impact the country s security.
The plea filed by the Confederation of All India Traders has also sought a direction to the Centre to intervene in the matter and frame guidelines to govern large technology-based companies such as WhatsApp Inc., Facebook Inc. and Facebook India Online Services Private Limited.
Plea in Delhi High Court challenges WhatsApp s privacy policy update
The petition sought directions to the ministry of electronics and information technology to ensure that Whatsapp does not share any user data with Facebook or its associated apps.
Jan 15, 2021 15:02:44 IST
A Delhi-based advocate, Chaitanya Rohilla, has filed a plea in the Delhi High Court challenging WhatsApp s new privacy policy update. He argues that WhatsApp updated privacy policy and Terms of Service violates the right to privacy and jeopardises national security by sharing, transmitting and storing user data in another country. The plea is scheduled to be heard by the court today, 15 January. WhatsApp changed its privacy policy in “the most arbitrary manner and had made it compulsory for its users to accept its terms and conditions, failing which the accounts and services would be terminated after 8 February 2021 for the respective user, the petition reads.
Ask Us Whatever You Want: WhatsApp Tells Govt On Privacy Policy Update
Following criticism on its privacy policy update, WhatsApp Head has stated that the company shall be open to any queries from the government. PTI photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-14T18:56:24+05:30 Ask Us Whatever You Want: WhatsApp Tells Govt On Privacy Policy Update outlookindia.com 2021-01-14T20:23:21+05:30
After an extremely controversial privacy policy update, WhatsApp has said that it is open to any questions or queries from the government. The company further stated that it is aware of the fact that it now has to compete for users trust, with rivals like Signal.
WhatsApp s New Policy Violates Right To Privacy: Plea In Delhi High Court WhatsApp s New Policy Violates Right To Privacy: Plea In Delhi High Court The petitioner said that the changed policy violates the Right to Privacy of the citizens of India, which is a fundamental right guaranteed in Part-III of the Constitution of India.
WhatsApp is now used for governmental functions as well, the plea said (Representational)
New Delhi:
An advocate has moved the Delhi High Court seeking direction for an injunction against WhatsApp s new privacy policy with immediate effect, stressing that the messaging app s updated policy violates Right to Privacy.