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The deadline was delayed due to the backlash fueled by concerns around user privacy.
WhatsApp had previously warned that users may lose access to some of the features.
New Delhi: If you’re still wondering what will happen if you haven’t accepted the updated privacy policy of the messaging app, then we may have good news. In a change of hearts, WhatsApp has now said that users who haven’t accepted their policy are not going to lose any account functionality.
In an official statement, a WhatsApp spokesperson reportedly said that given recent discussions with various authorities and privacy experts, the company wants to make clear that it will not limit the functionality of how WhatsApp works for those who have not yet accepted the update. “This is the plan moving forward indefinitely,” the spokesperson was quoted by The Verge.
Users will encounter limited functionality on WhatsApp until they accept the updates.
MeitY filed an affidavit that the new privacy policy of WhatsApp violates the Information Technology Rules of 2011.
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) With the controversial WhatsApp privacy policy coming into effect from Saturday for its over 2 billion users including more than 400 million in India, industry experts emphasised that the government must implement stricter data privacy rules and restrain the Facebook-owned app as was done while banning Chinese apps to protect the sovereignty of the country.
Giving an interim solace for those who do not accept the new policy, WhatsApp has said that its users will not immediately lose their accounts or face curtailed functionalities on the platform on May 15, but they will have to eventually go through limited functions if they fail to accept the new norms in the due course of time.
WhatsApp continues to justify privacy update despite govt s objection
WhatsApp said that the proposed changes to its privacy policy do not expand its ability to share user data with Facebook and that it is open to answering questions on the issue
BusinessToday.In | January 20, 2021 | Updated 16:23 IST
The government on Tuesday posed 14 questions to WhatsApp about its invasive changes to its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy
WhatsApp, which is facing the music from the government over its controversial privacy update, has reaffirmed that personal messages of users continue to be completely encrypted. It reiterated that the proposal is only geared towards making business messaging effective.
WhatsApp privacy policy row: Not just users, companies too are concerned
Since the new changes in the WhatsApp s privacy rules would see deeper integration of the app with Facebook, businesses want to examine the new policy carefully as they use WhatsApp frequently to transfer private data to their customers
BusinessToday.In | January 18, 2021 | Updated 13:31 IST
Companies use the WhatsApp since it is the preferred channel for several users
The new WhatsApp policy has not only rendered the users worried but businesses too are concerned since they use messaging platform s application interface, or API, to reach customers and transmit sensitive confidential material.
PIL against WhatsApp s new privacy policy in Delhi HC, says violates fundamental rights
The petitioner has contended that WhatsApp rolled out its new policy without seeking permission from the government, and added it will violate the fundamental rights of Indian users
BusinessToday.In | January 15, 2021 | Updated 11:01 IST
The PIL has sought an immediate stay on the new privacy policy of WhatsApp
A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Delhi High Court against WhatsApp s new privacy policy, that argues that it violates the right to privacy of an individual.
The plea filed by Chaitanya Rohilla has said that WhatsApp and Facebook have already been sharing users data with the third party in unauthorised manner. And now, with the updation in its policy, WhatsApp will be able to look into the virtual activities of the users.