WhatsApp Privacy Row: India Says Will Examine Amid Charge Of WhatsApp Using Mics Without Consent
The Centre today said that it will examine the charge against WhatsApp of allegedly accessing the microphone of users' devices without their knowledge.
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The Centre today said that it will examine the charge against WhatsApp of allegedly accessing the microphone of users' devices without their knowledge.
Recently, an incident involving WhatsApp and a Twitter engineer caused quite a stir on social media. The engineer, Foad Dabiri, reported on May 6 that
The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday. In a tweet, the minister said the government will examine the alleged breach of privacy even as the new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill was being readied.
The minister said the government will examine the alleged breach of privacy even as the new Digital Personal Data Protection Bill was being readied.
The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday.