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The Competition Commission of India is keen to regulate big tech. Last month, the regulatory body ordered an investigation into WhatsApp’s privacy policy update alleging that the Facebook-owned company has breached antitrust provisions through its “exploitative and exclusionary conduct”. This move comes after the much-publicised “take-it-or-leave-it” kind of privacy policy update from WhatsApp in January 2021.
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SC issues notice to Facebook, WhatsApp over privacy policy
The apex court said that people s privacy must be protected in view of allegations that users data is being shared with companies
BusinessToday.In | February 15, 2021 | Updated 13:06 IST
Supreme Court has issued notice to Facebook and WhatsApp over their privacy policy. The apex court said that people s privacy must be protected in view of allegations that users data is being shared with companies.
The SC said that Indian citizens have grave apprehensions regarding the privacy policy introduced by WhatsApp. The court sought a response from the central government, Facebook and WhatApp in a plea regarding the policy.