WhatsApp privacy policy may attract CCI's attention: Report The new WhatsApp privacy policy may be viewed as an abuse of its dominant position. WhatsApp may face some heat from the Competition Commission of India (CCI). WhatsApp has been in the news for the past few days over its new privacy policy. The new update provides additional information on WhatsApp services and how the app processes user data. Following the announcement, the Facebook-owned app has received severe backlash from users. The new WhatsApp privacy policy could be viewed as an abuse of its dominant position. Although there are plenty of WhatsApp alternatives that offer better privacy and features, users often find it tough to switch to other apps due to the lack of interoperability. The dominant positioning coupled with the updated privacy policy that allows metadata sharing with Facebook apps could attract the CCI’s attention, according to The Economic Times (ET).