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Desi startup alliance seeks data audit of WhatsApp, Facebook
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Desi startup alliance seeks data audit of WhatsApp, Facebook
Digbijay Mishra / TNN / Updated: Jan 21, 2021, 09:04 IST
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BENGALURU: The newly formed Indian alliance, Atamnirbhar Digital India Foundation (ADIF), has written to the government, saying it should conduct a data audit of WhatsApp and its parent firm, the social media giant, on user data flowing outside India.
ADIF was formed to fight BigTech firms like Facebook and Google. It is an internet body that’s been set up by local entrepreneurs and investors to create a level playing field for Indian startups. It also aims to work with the government on regulatory and legal aspects of policy making in light of increased competition from major US firms.
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Centre writes to WhatsApp CEO to withdraw proposed changes to privacy policy
Government of India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has written to Will Cathcart, Global CEO of WhatsApp to withdraw the proposed changes to the Privacy Policy of the Facebook-owned messaging application for Indian users. The CEO has been asked to furnish responses to the governmentâs query regarding the privacy, data transfer, and sharing policies, sources said today.
The Ministry raised concerns about the information security of the users as the new policy of WhatsApp proposes to share the metadata of usersâ chat with Business accounts with other Facebook companies. It would create a honeypot of information about users with the Facebook group which can create security risks and vulnerabilities for the users.