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08-31-2016, 03:11 PM
WhatsApp lands in hot water in India over privacy policy changes
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WhatsApp’s change of heart on how it handles its users’ data isn’t impressing many.
SEE ALSO: How to keep Facebook from seeing your WhatsApp data (http://mashable.com/2016/08/25/facebook-whatsapp-opt-out/)
India’s Delhi High Court has reached out to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the two top bodies that govern telecommunication issues in the country, seeking their take on the matter.
A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra issued the **tice after two WhatsApp users alleged (http://www.business-standard.com/article/tech**logy/whatsapp-users-approach-delhi-hc-over-privacy-concerns-116083001370_1.html) that the change in the privacy policy contradicts WhatsApp’s original promise, and it would result in “endangering” privacy of millions of users. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/whatsapp-privacy-india/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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SEE ALSO: How to keep Facebook from seeing your WhatsApp data (http://mashable.com/2016/08/25/facebook-whatsapp-opt-out/)
India’s Delhi High Court has reached out to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the two top bodies that govern telecommunication issues in the country, seeking their take on the matter.
A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra issued the **tice after two WhatsApp users alleged (http://www.business-standard.com/article/tech**logy/whatsapp-users-approach-delhi-hc-over-privacy-concerns-116083001370_1.html) that the change in the privacy policy contradicts WhatsApp’s original promise, and it would result in “endangering” privacy of millions of users. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/31/whatsapp-privacy-india/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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