Can’t trust WhatsApp: Elon Musk, Pavel Durov warn against platform’s alleged privacy failuresElon Musk and Pavel Durov have criticised WhatsApp over privacy concerns. Musk said "can't trust WhatsApp" and instead promoted X Chat, whi...
10 Apr, 2026, 02.50 PM IST
US has investigated claims WhatsApp chats aren’t privateUS authorities are probing claims that Meta employees accessed private WhatsApp messages. Former contractors allege they and Meta staff had...
30 Jan, 2026, 06.54 AM IST
Elon Musk says WhatsApp is not secure; Meta executive hits backAs per a Bloomberg report, an international group of plaintiffs sued Meta Platforms alleging that the company has made false claims about t...
27 Jan, 2026, 07.41 PM IST
Meta sued over claims that WhatsApp messages are fully secureAn international group of plaintiffs has sued Meta Platforms, alleging false claims about WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption. The lawsuit cla...
25 Jan, 2026, 03.24 PM IST
Whistleblower sues Meta over claims of WhatsApp security flawsAttaullah Baig, ex-security head of WhatsApp, alleged that Meta ignored critical security flaws, putting billions of users at risk. Baig cl...
09 Sep, 2025, 02.12 PM IST
US judge finds Israel's NSO Group liable for hacking in WhatsApp lawsuitA U.S. judge ruled against NSO Group in a lawsuit filed by WhatsApp, accusing the Israeli spyware firm of exploiting a bug to install surve...
21 Dec, 2024, 08.11 AM IST
US judge to hear Meta privacy dispute with FTC next monthThe agency proposed tightening a 2019 consent agreement, that had forced Facebook, which became Meta in 2021, to pay a $5 billion penalty.
12 Dec, 2023, 12.05 AM IST
Kerala High Court dismisses PIL seeking ban on WhatsAppThe petition seeking a WhatsApp ban in India for not complying with the new IT rules is premature, Kerala High Court says while dismissing ...
28 Jun, 2021, 08.23 PM IST
Govt accuses WhatsApp, Prosus buys Stack OverflowFrom WhatsApp vs Government saga to Prosus acquiring Stack Overflow and Facebook rolling out new business tools, here's a quick look at the...
03 Jun, 2021, 08.10 PM IST
New digital rules: Immediately report status of compliance, Centre asks social media firmsA day after WhatsApp filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court challenging the new digital rules on grounds that the requirement for the comp...
26 May, 2021, 08.26 PM IST
WhatsApp-India case: 'They have clear double standards', TV Mohandas Pai saysThe Government of India and the country's laws should define and protect privacy of citizens and not social media platforms, TV Mohandas Pa...
26 May, 2021, 02.40 PM IST
WhatsApp's privacy policy: Hidden is not privateHow should one interpret permission-based access? Consent, by definition, implies both explicit and informed consent. But one cannot be pro...
13 May, 2021, 11.36 PM IST
WhatsApp in-app banner to address privacy policy updateWhatsApp, in a blog post announcing the in-app banner, also took potshots at rivals Telegram and Signal, which made the most of the exodus ...
19 Feb, 2021, 06.32 PM IST
How WhatsApp got UPI licence: SC seeks reply from NPCIThe Supreme Court on Monday asked National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) to file an affidavit explaining how WhatsApp was granted lic...
15 Dec, 2020, 11.01 AM IST
WhatsApp fallout: Govt flags risks to payments through social media companiesCentre reaching out to RBI, NPCI to discuss safety features, delaying WhatsApp payment feature launch.
04 Nov, 2019, 01.32 PM IST
After Pegasus spying row, India asks WhatsApp to explain privacy breachIndia is awaiting WhatsApp’s response to decide on the next action, which could include imposition of penalty.
02 Nov, 2019, 02.55 PM IST
Agree with Indian govt on need to safeguard citizens' privacy, taken strong action: WhatsApp"We agree with the government of India's strong statement about the need to safeguard the privacy of all Indian citizens. That is why we've...
01 Nov, 2019, 04.39 PM IST