Molefe Seeletsa The Information Regulator is considering taking the legal route over WhatsApp's new terms and privacy policy. Picture: iStock As the deadline looms for WhatsApp users to accept the platform’s new terms and privacy policy, the Information Regulator (IR) is considering taking the legal route over privacy issues. “Under the circumstances the regulator is briefing attorneys to prepare an opinion on the way forward in terms of litigation,” the body said in a statement on Thursday. This is after talks broke down between the regulator and WhatsApp LLC. Both parties failed to reach an agreement for the privacy policy in South Africa to be revised to the standard used for countries in the European Union (EU).