WhatsApp says it will not limit functionality for users who do not accept the new privacy policy
After the Indian Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) sent a letter to WhatsApp asking them to withdraw their Privacy Policy and TOS update. In response, WhatsApp has stated that the company will not be limiting functionality for users who are yet to accept the update, instead they will continue to show reminders to accept. WhatsApp also clarified that the update does not affect the privacy of their users’ personal messages.
In the letter, the MeitY expressed their concerns in how WhatsApp was enforcing the new privacy policy updates that takes away the choice from Indian. The Ministry gave WhatsApp 7 days to reply with a satisfactory response, or else the Ministry will look into legal measures.
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IT Ministry Directs WhatsApp To Withdraw New Privacy Policy
The IT ministry believes that the changes and the manner they have been introduced undermine the sacrosanct values of informational privacy, data security and user choice and harms the rights and interests of Indian citizens .
A logo of WhatsApp is pictured on a T-shirt worn by a WhatsApp-Reliance Jio representative during a drive by the two companies to educate users, on the outskirts of Kolkata, India, October 9, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Rupak De Chowdhuri
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New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has directed WhatsApp to withdraw its new privacy policy, according to sources.
If you don’t accept it, your account will not be deleted
You won’t be able to make calls or access your chat list
WhatsApp s most controversial privacy update deadline is here, and you will either have to accept it or risk losing all the key WhatsApp features, as the company will stop you from calling or messaging contacts. The company had earlier given an ultimatum that to use the app, you will have to accept the new policy on May 15, but now, WhatsApp has stated that if you do not accept the privacy policy on May 15, no accounts will be deleted. However, you won t be able to access your chat lists or make calls on the messaging platform.