Whatsapp Privacy Policy Update

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  CCI Imposes Rs 213 Crore Penalty on Meta; Firm Plans to Appeal Decision

  The Competition Commission of India imposed a Rs 213-crore penalty on Meta regarding its WhatsApp privacy policy on Monday, and the company expressed disagreement with the decision and said that it intends to appeal. The CCI directed WhatsApp on Monday to desist from sharing user data with Meta-owned applications for advertising purposes for a peri...

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  Facebook's Plea to Dismiss CCI Probe Into WhatsApp's Private Policy Rejected by Supreme Court

  The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the pleas by Meta Platforms, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp, challenging the probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into WhatsApp's updated privacy policy of 2021. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Sudhanshu Dhulia said CCI is an independent authority and t...

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  Court Dismisses Pleas Challenging CCI Probe Into WhatsApp Privacy Policy

  The Supreme Court Friday dismissed the pleas by Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and WhatsApp, challenging the probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into WhatsApp's updated privacy policy.

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  WhatsApp, Facebook's Appeals Against Competition Watchdog Probe Rejected

  The Delhi High Court dismissed the appeals of WhatsApp and Facebook today against an order rejecting their challenge to a probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into the instant messaging platform's updated privacy policy of 2021.

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  WhatsApp Privacy Policy Not Withdrawn, Probe Must Continue, CCI Tells Delhi HC

  WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy of 2021 has not been withdrawn, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) told the Delhi High Court on Monday, while stating that its probe concerning the policy should be allowed to proceed. The CCI on its own had decided to look into WhatsApp's updated privacy policy after the company began to show a popup to u...

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  WhatsApp Privacy Policy Not Withdrawn, Probe Must Go On, High Court Told

  The Competition Commission of India (CCI) Monday told the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp's updated privacy policy of 2021 has not been withdrawn and its probe concerning the policy should be allowed to proceed.

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  WhatsApp Privacy Policy Not Withdrawn: Commission Tells Delhi High Court

  The Competition Commission of India (CCI) Monday told the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp's updated privacy policy of 2021 has not been withdrawn, and its probe concerning the policy should be allowed to proceed.

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  Facebook Parent Meta to Roll Out Privacy Policy Update From July 26, 'Terms of Service' to Be Modified

  Facebook parent Meta has started sending out notification to users to inform them about privacy policy update which will roll out from July 26. Meta has rewritten and re-designed its privacy Policy to make it easier to understand.

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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 That Gives Facebook User Data Access Criticsed by Europe Consumer Organisation

  WhatsApp on Monday faced a barrage of complaints by the European Consumer Organisation and others over a privacy policy update, which gives its parent company Facebook and its other services access to WhatsApp user data.

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  WhatsApp to Delhi High Court: Updated Privacy Policy on Hold — Everything You Need to Know

  WhatsApp has put its controversial privacy policy on hold, the company told the Delhi High Court on Friday. The company had first announced its new privacy policy in January, but met with criticism from users and privacy advocates, and faced pushback around the world.

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  WhatsApp Blinks (Hard) In Stand-Off With Government On Privacy Policy

  WhatsApp on Friday told the Delhi High Court it would not force users to accept its controversial new privacy policy, or limit functionality for those who have opted not to accept those terms, until the government passes the Data Protection Bill

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  WhatsApp Extends Deadline for Accepting Updated Privacy Policy Till June 19 in Some Regions: Report

  WhatsApp seems to have extended its privacy policy acceptance date till June 19, 2021 in Germany, Argentina, and other regions. The Facebook-owned messaging service had given May 15 as the ultimatum for accepting the updated privacy policy but did not take any action for people who did not accept the terms.

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  WhatsApp Says Still Discussing Data Collection Update in Turkey

  WhatsApp said on Friday that it was still discussing the rollout of its updated privacy policy in Turkey, despite a statement from Turkey's Competition Board saying the update would not be issued.

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  WhatsApp Privacy Policy Update Violates Indian IT Laws: Centre Tells Delhi High Court

  WhatsApp privacy policy that came into effect on May 15 is in violation of the Indian Information Technology (IT) law and rules, Centre told the Delhi High Court on Monday. WhatsApp, opposing the contention, said it was conforming to Indian IT law and rules.