Parliamentary panel members flag concerns over WhatsApp s proposed new privacy policy
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Parliamentary panel members flag concerns over WhatsApp s proposed new privacy policy
PTI / Jan 21, 2021, 22:29 IST
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NEW DELHI: Members of a parliamentary panel on Thursday flagged the issue of proposed changes in the privacy policy of WhatsApp and highlighted concerns of Indian citizens, sources said.
WhatsApp representatives who appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology said the proposed changes are aimed at bringing in more transparency and the chat and calls on platform still remain end-to-end encrypted, some of the members said.
Some other members who attended the meeting maintained that the company was evasive in its reply on the issue of how it can bring in changes which are not conducive for Indian users. They had no reply, said a member.
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Parliamentary panel members flag concerns over WhatsApp s proposed new privacy policy
Members of a parliamentary panel on Thursday flagged the issue of proposed changes in the privacy policy of WhatsApp and highlighted concerns of Indian citizens, sources said. WhatsApp representatives who appeared before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology said the proposed changes are aimed at bringing in more transparency and the chat and calls on platform still remain end-to-end encrypted, some of the members said.
Some other members who attended the meeting maintained that the company was evasive in its reply on the issue of how it can bring in changes which are not conducive for Indian users. They had no reply, said a member.
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A day after India asked it to withdraw changes to its privacy policy, WhatsApp on Wednesday said the proposed change does not expand its ability to share user data with Facebook and that it is open to answering questions on the issue. The Indian government on Tuesday posed 14 questions to WhatsApp on its invasive changes in Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. We wish to reinforce that this update does not expand our ability to share data with Facebook. Our aim is to provide transparency and new options available to engage with businesses so they can serve their customers and grow, a WhatsApp spokesperson said.