Govt to look into privacy policy changes on WhatsApp says Ravi Shakar Prasad
Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said his department is working on this issue and it should be clear to any platform, be it Facebook, WhatsApp or any other social media app, that they are free to do business but at the cost of privacy of its users
PTI | January 19, 2021 | Updated 15:17 IST
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad
New Delhi, Jan 19 (PTI) Amid a user backlash over a new privacy policy of WhatsApp, the Indian government on Tuesday said it is looking into the changes made by the popular messaging app, and asserted that sanctity of personal communication needs to be maintained.
WhatsApp clears air on privacy policy, says update doesn t affect users privacy
This is second such clarification issued by WhatsApp as it had earlier stated that the update would only affect business accounts
BusinessToday.In | January 12, 2021 | Updated 10:16 IST
WhatsApp on Tuesday, January 12, the Facebook-owned messaging platform said the update doesn t affect privacy of messages with friends of family
WhatsApp on Tuesday, January 12, clarified its stance on its new terms of service and privacy policy. The Facebook-owned messaging platform said that the update doesn t affect privacy of messages with friends of family.
This is second such clarification issued by WhatsApp as it had earlier stated that the update would only affect business accounts.
WhatsApp Is Just Doing Business Like Every Other Internet Company
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Published: Friday, January 8, 2021, 11:26 [IST]
WhatsApp s privacy policy was recently updated by the parent company Facebook. Those who don t want to accept these policies might have to stop using WhatsApp from February 2021.
It now pretty clear that the parent company Facebook wants to integrate some of the data across the services. Do note that, these new regulations are not applicable to people who live in the Europian region.
Things You Should Not Worry
According to the official documentation, WhatsApp will collect information, which varies from user to user. The company also claims that it will notify the user when information is collected. If you don t want to provide that information, then you won t be able to use WhatsApp.