WhatsApp privacy: Delhi HC seeks govt response on students' petition
WhatsApp has made changes to its privacy policy to share user information with Facebook.Photo: AFPNew Delhi: On 25 August, popular messaging app WhatsApp, owned by Facebook Inc., pushed a notification to its users, asking them to accept recent changes in its terms and conditions.
WhatsApp security policy change challenged in Delhi high court
The recent change in privacy policy by web-based messaging service WhatsApp, whereby it declared to share the data collected from its users with Facebook, has been challenged before the Delhi high court.The Bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra Sehgal Tuesday issued notice to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on a PIL filed by two students, who said WhatsApp's policy change contradicts its terms and conditions set in 2012 and would "endanger" the privacy of millions of users.
WhatsApp Privacy Row: Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Reply on Petition
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued a notice to the Centre on a petition that said privacy of WhatsApp users has been threatened by a new policy announced by Facebook which owns the mobile messaging service.A division bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Sangita Dhingra Sehgal sought the government's response by 14 September on the plea which said the new policy announced by WhatsApp, Facebook Inc and Facebook India Online Pvt Ltd severely compromises the rights of the users.
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