'First-ever end-to-end shopping experience' on messaging platform, says Mark Zuckerberg
The new feature lets users in India shop for products from JioMart, and pay for them directly within the app
If SC upholds the Policy, CCI can ascertain whether or not the provisions of the Competition Act have been violated
The Delhi High Court has held that WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy places its users in a take it or leave it situation, virtually forcing them into an agreement by providing a mirage of choices and then sharing their sensitive data with its parent company Facebook. The high court's verdict came while dismissing the appeals of WhatsApp and Facebook against an order rejecting their challenge to a probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into the instant messaging platform's updated privacy policy of 2021. A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said the single judge's April 22, 2021 order was well-reasoned and the appeals are devoid of merit and substance that would warrant the interference of this court. While the judgement was pronounced by the division bench on Thursday, it was uploaded on the court's website on Friday. In April last year, a single judge of the high court had refused to interdict the investigation directed by
Regulator says social media network's user policies are opaque and not based on consent
Facebook and WhatsApp said that since the issue of WhatsApp's privacy policy is being heard by the Supreme Court, High Court therefore, there was no requirement of CCI to order the probe
WhatsApp to introduce a new feature that will allow users to check status updates within chat instead of the status tab. Read this article to know everything related to the latest WhatsApp updates
"If you are a group admin and you cannot delete messages sent from other participants, please wait for a future update because more activations will be following over the coming weeks," report said
After launching several new features this year, Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out the ability to watch Status directly from WhatsApp's chat list for iOS users
The issue gathered urgency when the pandemic forced more finance staff to work from home in 2020
WhatsApp Desktop introduces a new feature in WhatsApp native app that will let you stay connected even after switching off. Read this article to know how you can connect offline easily
WhatsApp is releasing a new native Windows app that does away with the outdated web-based backend, in order to run natively on Windows.
The new privacy features of WhatsApp are expected to roll out this month onwards, said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta CEO
The NGO had alleged that WhatsApp has made many changes to its privacy policy from the time Facebook acquired it, which was an abuse of its dominant position.
India's fuel demand in July rose 6.1% year-on-year, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) of the oil ministry showed on Monday.
To make this work, all recipients must have the most recent version of WhatsApp, and you won't actually get a notification if the message didn't delete.
Platform will allow stealth mode and prevent screenshots of 'view once' messages
Through this 'login feature' on WhatsApp, the user will get in-app alerts when someone else will try to log in to their account
Group discussions are one of the recent new features for WhatsApp's toolkit that have seen a major development.According to Mashable, the site also debuted Communities, a brand-new way to connect with individuals who share your interests and raised the maximum number of participants in group talks from 100 to 512.Administrators and users reportedly want to keep track of those who have lately left the chat in such large groups. Since WhatsApp is beta-testing a function, you are not forced to rely on hunches or ask around.The group managers and members of WhatsApp's iPhone beta version 22.16.0.75 may see who left the group or was removed from it within the last 60 days (via WABetaInfo). Under the list of current participants on the "Group information" page, a new option called "See Past Participants" is now accessible.There is also a separate search box for the list of banned users, which might be helpful for lengthy chats where people often leave and rejoin. The feature may also be ...
With an aim to take on abusive messages, Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp will soon release a new feature that will allow group admins the ability to delete messages for everyone