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WhatsApp Privacy Policy: European users treated differently, govt tells HC

Opt out available to Europeans, all or nothing for Indians, claims Centre

WhatsApp treating Indian users differently from Europeans, Govt tells HC

The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp was treating Indian users differently from its European ones with regard to opting out of its new privacy policy

Arnab's chats: Maha seeking legal opinion for action, says minister

This is in connection to Arnab Goswami's purported WhatsApp chats concerning the Balakot air strike

Parliament panel to question Facebook on WhatsApp's privacy terms: Report

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in a Jan. 18 email to WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart, had said the new privacy policy terms take away choice from Indian user

Top headlines: Govt plans to lift cap on flights, firms call for tax relief

The government has initiated discussions with airlines to allow them to operate in full capacity and Allocation for the Jal Jeevan Mission is expected to rise two-fold in the upcoming Budget

Leaking official secrets of military operations is treason: Congress

Leaking of official secrets of military operations is treason and those involved in it must be punished, the Congress said on the purported WhatsApp chats of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami

Top headlines: SC protests farm panel criticism; WhatsApp offers answers

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Available to answer any question on privacy policy, says WhatsApp

A day after govt asked it to withdraw changes to its privacy policy, WhatsApp said the proposed change does not expand its ability to share user data with Facebook and it's open to answering questions

Top headlines: India asks WhatsApp 14 questions; Dunzo gets $40 mn funding

Business Standard brings the top news of the evening

WhatsApp rival Hike shuts down, removed from Playstore, Apple App store

Homegrown instant messaging app Hike Messenger, later known as Hike Sticker Chat, has been officially shut down

SoftBank-backed Hike shuts down, vanishes from app stores in India

The startup valued at $1.4 billion in a 2016 funding round announced its app was going off the air earlier this month without explanation

What's your problem? Delete WhatsApp if you feel it will imperil data: HC

Delhi High Court says other apps also share data, defers hearing in petition challenging WhatsApp privacy policy to Jan 25

Joining WhatsApp is 'voluntary', use another app if privacy is an issue: HC

Under the new policy, users can either accept it or exit the app, but they cannot opt not to share their data with other Facebook-owned or third party apps

Reliance to embed e-commerce app into WhatsApp within six months: Report

The move to integrate JioMart with WhatsApp will allow hundreds of millions of users to order products from Reliance without having to leave the app

Top headlines: WhatsApp defers privacy terms, low turnout for Covid shot

From WhatsApp deferring privacy terms to low turnout for the Covid shot, Business Standard brings you the top headlines

WhatsApp defers privacy terms for three months but Signal still on top

According to Sensor Tower's data, BiP ousted WhatsApp from the number three spot amongst communication app downloads on January 15

WhatsApp, Telegram or Signal? Welcome to the illusion called data security

As millions shun WhatsApp in search for a secure experience, mind you that security is nothing but an illusion and there is no guarantee that Telegram or Signal may not be hacked in the future

Traders' body moves SC against WhatsApp, Facebook over privacy policy

CAIT said it will not allow any Corporate or Conglomerate to enforce its obnoxious policies and sinister designs to make a profit in an unethical manner

WhatsApp delays new privacy policy by three months amid severe criticism

The company released a separate blog post Friday trying to clear up the confusion, and it included a chart that specifies what information is protected when someone uses WhatsApp