WhatsApp Privacy Policy: No personal data being shared, Facebook tells IT Panel
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Facebook India representative Shivnath Thukral Thukral assured the Parliamentary Standing Committee that there is no truth in the allegations that privacy of WhatsApp users is being invaded.
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While WhatsApp has delayed its controversial privacy policy update by three months to May, that hasn t stopped users from jumping ship to Signal and Telegram.
New Delhi: Facebook Inc. has assured the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology that its subsidiary WhatsApp is not sharing personal data like conversation and exchange of messages between individuals with it. The social media site underlined that the exchange between users is fully encrypted and there is no breach of privacy.
WhatsApp privacy policy changes won’t lead to data sharing with Facebook
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Last Updated: Jan 21, 2021, 05:39 AM IST
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Working to address misinformation on WhatsApp privacy policy changes and remain available to answer any questions, says a spokesperson for the world s largest messaging app.
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India has asked WhatsApp to withdraw its proposed privacy policy changes as it impinges on the data rights of Indians.
New Delhi | Bengaluru:WhatsApp said a recent privacy policy update will not expand its ability to share data of about 400 million Indian users with parent Facebook, and that it was working to address misinformation.
Parliamentary panel to question Facebook on WhatsApp s privacy policy changes
The panel will ask why Facebook needed to change WhatsApp s privacy policy and how it will impact users, the source said
Reuters | January 21, 2021 | Updated 13:26 IST
An Indian parliamentary panel on Thursday will question Facebook executives on concerns around WhatsApp s privacy policy changes, a source said, days after the technology ministry asked the messaging platform to withdraw the changes announced earlier this month.
The panel will ask why Facebook needed to change WhatsApp s privacy policy and how it will impact users, the source said. With 400 million users, India is WhatsApp s biggest market.
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Centre writes to WhatsApp CEO to withdraw proposed changes to privacy policy
Government of India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has written to Will Cathcart, Global CEO of WhatsApp to withdraw the proposed changes to the Privacy Policy of the Facebook-owned messaging application for Indian users. The CEO has been asked to furnish responses to the governmentâs query regarding the privacy, data transfer, and sharing policies, sources said today.
The Ministry raised concerns about the information security of the users as the new policy of WhatsApp proposes to share the metadata of usersâ chat with Business accounts with other Facebook companies. It would create a honeypot of information about users with the Facebook group which can create security risks and vulnerabilities for the users.
The Indian government has reportedly asked WhatsApp to withdraw its new privacy policy update. The government has also come down hard on the Facebook-owned