Updated Jan 21, 2021 | 13:30 IST
Given the policy vacuum that persists in India, there appear to be few legal provisions that protect data intermediaries like WhatsApp from strong-arming Indian citizens into surrendering sensitive data.
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Key Highlights
WhatsApp's latest privacy policy, which it has said must be accepted by users to prevent suspension of its text-messaging service, has reignited the debate around data protection
India has displayed remarkable lethargy in implementing its draft Personal Data Protection Bill 2019 that, crucially, mandates the setup of an independent Data Protection Authority to explicitly review matters relating to privacy
Experts have noted that WhatsApp's evolving privacy policy works in contravention to Section 5 of the PDP Bill