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Meta Loses Antitrust Case in Top EU Court Over 2019 German Privacy Breach Checks
Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.
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Government To Investigate WhatsApp's Privacy Breach: Junior IT Minister
The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said today.
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WhatsApp Agrees to Be More Transparent Over Privacy Policy Changes, Says EU
Meta Platforms' WhatsApp has agreed to be more transparent about changes to its privacy policy introduced in 2021, the European Commission said on Monday, following complaints from consumer bodies across Europe.
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Meta Fined EUR 17 million for Data Breach by Irish Watchdog
Facebook parent company Meta has been fined in Ireland to the tune of EUR 17 million INR HERE for breaching EU data privacy laws.
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WhatsApp Pushes Privacy Update to Comply With Irish Ruling, Will Show Details on Its Data Collection Process
WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging that information for European users, after Irish regulators slapped the instant messaging service with a record fine for breaching strict EU data privacy rules.
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WhatsApp Privacy Policy Update Faces Antitrust Probe From CCI
Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered a probe into a WhatsApp privacy policy update, saying the Facebook-owned messaging service had breached antitrust laws.
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Congress Targets Centre On WhatsApp Row, Seeks Parliamentary Panel Probe
The WhatsApp snooping row came up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha today, with the Congress-led Opposition claiming that only a joint parliamentary committee probe can bring out the truth in a case where allegations of hacking are being raised against the centre itself.
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Centre Denies Role In WhatsApp Snooping, Says Issued Warning Months Ago
The centre today rejected accusations of using Israeli spyware Pegasus to snoop on activists and journalists, claiming that it had warned users about this vulnerability in WhatsApp -- the messaging application allegedly used by hackers to gain access to mobile phones -- nearly six months ago. It also said that WhatsApp has expressed regret over the...
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WhatsApp Users Ask Government to Explain Ties With Israeli Firm in Privacy Breach Case
The group of 19 affected WhatsApp Indian users said in an open letter that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government must explain whether it had mounted the surveillance on them.
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"Working To Stay Ahead With Updates, Patches": WhatsApp On Snooping Row
The kind of malware that led to the massive privacy breach on WhatsApp in at least 20 countries abuses vulnerabilities in operating systems of mobile phones, the messaging platform has said in a fresh statement, days after the snooping scandal came to light.
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WhatsApp Had Said 121 Indians Were Snooped On In Second Alert
121 Indians were targets of a massive snoop through an Israeli spyware that broke into phones through WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned company had informed Indian authorities in the last week of September, as firstreported by the Indian Expressand confirmed by sources to NDTV. This was the second alert after May, according to sources, which was sent by...
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"Notified Indian Authorities In May": WhatsApp On Snooping Row
WhatsApp had informed Indian authorities in May about a privacy breach that affected some users in the country and worked quickly to resolve it, the Facebook-owned company said in a statement on Friday, a day after the government demanded an explanation.
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WhatsApp Responds to Government Statement, Says Committed to Protection of User Messages
WhatsApp on Friday said it agreed with the strong statement made by the Indian government about the need to safeguard the privacy of millions of Indian citizens.
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For WhatsApp Snooping Row, Rahul Gandhi Finds A Rafale Link
Congress's Rahul Gandhi targeted the government today over the WhatsApp breach of privacy issue, which unleashed a political storm this morning. By the evening, as the Centre said it has sought an explanation from the social media giant, Mr Gandhi - who is currently abroad on a "meditational trip", tweeted a jibe, citing the Rafale fighter jet dea...
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Government Asks WhatsApp To Explain Breach Amid Snooping Row
The government today said it had asked WhatsApp to explain the breach of privacy of Indian users who were targeted by Israeli spyware earlier this year.
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Meta Loses Antitrust Case in Top EU Court Over 2019 German Privacy Breach Checks
Antitrust authorities overseeing firms such as Facebook owner Meta Platforms are entitled to also assess privacy breaches, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Tuesday, potentially handing them more leeway in Big Tech probes.
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Government To Investigate WhatsApp's Privacy Breach: Junior IT Minister
The government will investigate a claim that WhatsApp accessed the microphone of smartphone users while the phone was not in use, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said today.
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WhatsApp Agrees to Be More Transparent Over Privacy Policy Changes, Says EU
Meta Platforms' WhatsApp has agreed to be more transparent about changes to its privacy policy introduced in 2021, the European Commission said on Monday, following complaints from consumer bodies across Europe.
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Meta Fined EUR 17 million for Data Breach by Irish Watchdog
Facebook parent company Meta has been fined in Ireland to the tune of EUR 17 million INR HERE for breaching EU data privacy laws.
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WhatsApp Pushes Privacy Update to Comply With Irish Ruling, Will Show Details on Its Data Collection Process
WhatsApp is adding more details to its privacy policy and flagging that information for European users, after Irish regulators slapped the instant messaging service with a record fine for breaching strict EU data privacy rules.
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WhatsApp Privacy Policy Update Faces Antitrust Probe From CCI
Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered a probe into a WhatsApp privacy policy update, saying the Facebook-owned messaging service had breached antitrust laws.
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Congress Targets Centre On WhatsApp Row, Seeks Parliamentary Panel Probe
The WhatsApp snooping row came up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha today, with the Congress-led Opposition claiming that only a joint parliamentary committee probe can bring out the truth in a case where allegations of hacking are being raised against the centre itself.
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Centre Denies Role In WhatsApp Snooping, Says Issued Warning Months Ago
The centre today rejected accusations of using Israeli spyware Pegasus to snoop on activists and journalists, claiming that it had warned users about this vulnerability in WhatsApp -- the messaging application allegedly used by hackers to gain access to mobile phones -- nearly six months ago. It also said that WhatsApp has expressed regret over the...
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WhatsApp Users Ask Government to Explain Ties With Israeli Firm in Privacy Breach Case
The group of 19 affected WhatsApp Indian users said in an open letter that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government must explain whether it had mounted the surveillance on them.
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"Working To Stay Ahead With Updates, Patches": WhatsApp On Snooping Row
The kind of malware that led to the massive privacy breach on WhatsApp in at least 20 countries abuses vulnerabilities in operating systems of mobile phones, the messaging platform has said in a fresh statement, days after the snooping scandal came to light.
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WhatsApp Had Said 121 Indians Were Snooped On In Second Alert
121 Indians were targets of a massive snoop through an Israeli spyware that broke into phones through WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned company had informed Indian authorities in the last week of September, as firstreported by the Indian Expressand confirmed by sources to NDTV. This was the second alert after May, according to sources, which was sent by...
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"Notified Indian Authorities In May": WhatsApp On Snooping Row
WhatsApp had informed Indian authorities in May about a privacy breach that affected some users in the country and worked quickly to resolve it, the Facebook-owned company said in a statement on Friday, a day after the government demanded an explanation.
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WhatsApp Responds to Government Statement, Says Committed to Protection of User Messages
WhatsApp on Friday said it agreed with the strong statement made by the Indian government about the need to safeguard the privacy of millions of Indian citizens.
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For WhatsApp Snooping Row, Rahul Gandhi Finds A Rafale Link
Congress's Rahul Gandhi targeted the government today over the WhatsApp breach of privacy issue, which unleashed a political storm this morning. By the evening, as the Centre said it has sought an explanation from the social media giant, Mr Gandhi - who is currently abroad on a "meditational trip", tweeted a jibe, citing the Rafale fighter jet dea...
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Government Asks WhatsApp To Explain Breach Amid Snooping Row
The government today said it had asked WhatsApp to explain the breach of privacy of Indian users who were targeted by Israeli spyware earlier this year.
