You only have two more days to stop WhatsApp from giving Facebook your data
You might not have much control over how your data is used by tech firms, but there's still some small things you can do to ward off invasions to your privacy.Last month, WhatsApp said that it's going to start sharing user data with parent company Facebook, which has owned the popular messaging app since snapping it up for $16bn in 2014.This news especially annoyed and startled people because WhatsApp assured its users at the time of the takeover that data would remain outside of Facebook interference.
Delhi HC orders WhatsApp to scrub off user data once the app is uninstalled
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court told WhatsApp to scrub all data belonging to those who delete the messaging app from their devices in a decision that could strengthen calls for user privacy.The court also asked the government and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to decide whether such messaging platforms should be regulated, adding another dimension to the ongoing debate on this subject.The case stems from changes to WhatsApp's privacy policy that will see it sharing user data with parent Facebook Petitioners Karmanya Singh Sareen and Shreya Sethi filed the case after WhatsApp updated its privacy policy on August 25 for the first time after it was acquired by Facebook in 2014.Users have until September 25 to agree to the updated policy, but can choose not to be shown more targeted advertising and friend suggestions on Facebook using WhatsApp data.However, after September 25, WhatsApp and Facebook will anyway share data with each other, raising privacy concerns among several users.
Don't share old user data with FB, court tells WhatsApp
New Delhi, Sept. 24: Delhi High Court today asked WhatsApp not to share with Facebook its user data up to September 25 for all users who continue to use the instant messaging app after its new privacy policy comes into effect.According to the new policy that comes into effect on September 25, WhatsApp will share user information with Facebook, its owner, unless users refuse consent by going to the privacy settings in their account and making the necessary change.The court, hearing a PIL against the privacy policy, iterated that data of users who stop using WhatsApp and of those who opt out of the sharing pact before September 25 should not be shared.
Delete user data until Sept 25 when you change privacy policy: Delhi HC to WhatsApp
WhatsApp had in August announced changes in its privacy policy following its acquisition by Facebook.WhatsApp had in August announced changes in its privacy policy following its acquisition by Facebook.In a significant ruling related to privacy on social media, the Delhi High Court today directed Internet messaging service WhatsApp to delete all data and information of all users from its servers up until September 25 when its new privacy policy comes into effect.
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