Currently, more than 1,300 users are still facing issues, according to outage tracking website Downdetector
The delay is a setback for WhatsApp's plan to generate revenue by facilitating commercial exchanges on the messaging app, which Facebook acquired for $19 billion in 2014 but has been slow to monetize
Justice Singh took objection to an email sent to the Court from WhatsApp and the matter will now be heard by another bench on Monday, January 18
Signal has seen a rise in downloads following a controversial change in rival messaging app WhatsApp's privacy terms
A Delhi High Court judge recused herself from hearing a plea challenging the updated privacy policy of messaging app WhatsApp
WhatsApp is under fire over its recent privacy policy update
Though WhatsApp has yet to see mass uninstalls of its app in India, users concerned about privacy are increasingly downloading rival apps such as Signal and Telegram
The government is examining and evaluating the recent privacy policy update announced by WhatsApp
Since Signal is an open source app, its claims can be verified
Signal co-founder Brian Acton said the messaging platform is hoping to capitalise on the opportunities with its "simple and straightforward" terms of service and privacy policy
Elated at Indians rushing to join Signal, Brian Acton, who co-founded WhatsApp with Jan Koum before selling it to Facebook, aims to add 100-200 million users in India
That was enough to push Signal's rally over 5,100% in three trading days
Corporates have warned against the use of WhatsApp for company work.
WhatsApp on Tuesday said its latest policy update does not affect the privacy of messages as the Facebook-owned company sought to address concerns around security of user data on the platform
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About 810,000 users globally installed Signal on Sunday, nearly 18-fold compared with the download numbers on Jan. 6, the day WhatsApp updated its privacy terms
Sharma along with Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey and others is urging users to protect their privacy by moving on to Signal app
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WhatsApp on Monday said that they have asked Google not to index such chats and advised users not to share group chat links on publicly accessible websites