Earlier this month, WhatsApp issued a new privacy policy along with an ultimatum: accept these new terms, or delete WhatsApp from your smartphone. But the new privacy policy wasn’t particularly clear, and it was widely misinterpreted to mean WhatsApp would be sharing more sensitive personal data with its parent company Facebook. Unsurprisingly, it prompted a fierce backlash, with many users threatening to stop using the service. WhatsApp soon.
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What are your India plans, especially at a time when hoards of Indians are moving to apps such as Signal and Telegram after WhatsApp’s recent policy communication?
India has always been quick to adapt to new technology, and it’s exciting to see it happening again. To see India make a choice that favours data privacy and a new, more privacy-oriented messenger so strongly is momentous to say the least.
I believe that the rapid pace at which we have become the #1 and the most popular app in India stands testament to the fact that the people of India greatly value their privacy. When it comes to India, such a huge transition in such a short time span has only strengthened our belief and emboldened us to keep the momentum going in India.
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Signal said on Friday it was experiencing technical difficulties and working to restore the service, as it dealt with a flood of new users after rival messaging app WhatsApp announced a controversial change in privacy terms.