India serves notice to WhatsApp to withdraw new privacy policy, gives one-week time to respond
India serves notice to WhatsApp to withdraw new privacy policy, gives one-week time to respond
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has sent a second notice to Facebook-owned WhatsApp to withdraw its new privacy policy and has given a week s time to respond on the same. (Image Source: File Photo)
Updated: May 19, 2021, 03:31 PM IST
The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) has sent a second notice to Facebook-owned WhatsApp to withdraw its new privacy policy and has given a week s time to respond on the same.
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) on Wednesday has directed Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp to take back its contentious new privacy policy, according to government sources quoted by ANI. According to MeitY, deferral of the privacy policy beyond May 15, 2021, does not absolve WhatsApp from respecting the values of informational privacy, data security and user choice for Indian users, sources told ANI. MeitY has reportedly given WhatsApp seven days to reply to its notice. If WhatsApp’s response isn’t deemed satisfactory, the Indian government may take legal action against the Facebook-owned company. The sources have maintained that WhatsApp meting out discriminatory treatment to Indian users compared to those in Europe is unacceptable. They have also claimed that with its new privacy policy, WhatsApp is misusing its dominant position as a messaging platform in the Indian market. India is WhatsApp’s largest market with 400 Mn use
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.
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