User's consent mandatory for WhatsApp for collection of advertising & non-advertising data: NCLATPassing an order over an application moved by CCI seeking clarification over the previous order passed by NCLAT, the appellate tribunal sai...
15 Dec, 2025, 10.09 PM IST
CCI moves NCLAT to seek clarification in WhatsApp caseCCI has approached the NCLAT to seek clarity over its recent judgment in the WhatsApp case, and asked whether the order implies that user c...
19 Nov, 2025, 09.11 PM IST
WhatsApp to roll out screen-sharing feature for video calls on Android betaThe feature at present will be rolled out to beta testers on Android before it arrives for everyone including iOS.
29 May, 2023, 10.52 AM IST
WhatsApp rolling out ‘screen-sharing’ feature to beta testers on AndroidThis feature may be unavailable on old versions of Android, may not work in large group calls, and the recipient may be unable to get the c...
28 May, 2023, 05.46 PM IST
Delhi HC to pass an order on WhatsApp, Facebook pleas to stay CCI noticeA vacation bench of Justices Anup Jairam Bhambhani and Jasmeet Singh said it would not delve into the merits of the case as there were sepa...
21 Jun, 2021, 09.26 PM IST
German regulator bans Facebook from processing WhatsApp user dataThe decision follows emergency proceedings opened by the regulator in the city-state of Hamburg last month after WhatsApp required users to...
11 May, 2021, 10.15 PM IST
Facebook faces German bid to halt WhatsApp data collectionThe regulator in the city of Hamburg is seeking an “immediately enforceable order” before May 15 over concerns that policy changes could le...
14 Apr, 2021, 09.19 AM IST
View: Another blow to WhatsApp's new policyCCI has ordered a detailed probe into WhatsApp's take it or leave it approach on its new privacy policy, red-flagging 'surveillance capital...
01 Apr, 2021, 12.50 PM IST
CCI orders antitrust probe against WhatsApp over privacy policyThe data sharing policy seemed exploitative and could have exclusionary effects which have the potential to undermine the competitive proce...
24 Mar, 2021, 08.54 PM IST
WhatsApp's new Privacy Policy is a looming threat: ADIFAtmanirbhar Digital India Foundation demands greater oversight from authorities.
25 Jan, 2021, 06.00 AM IST
India wants WhatsApp privacy policy changes withdrawnThe WhatsApp privacy policy changes "raise grave concerns regarding the implications for the choice and autonomy of Indian citizens" MeitY ...
20 Jan, 2021, 11.20 AM IST
WhatsApp tweaks privacy policy to share more user data with FacebookWhatsApp's updated privacy policy and terms of service allows WhatsApp and Facebook to share user information with businesses and third-par...
12 Jan, 2021, 06.15 PM IST
WhatsApp steps on child sex abuse not enough: OfficialsIntermediary rules to address issue will have to wait till new government takes charge.
04 May, 2019, 07.15 AM IST
WhatsApp users get more control over group chatsThe move assumes significance as social media platforms are expected to play a major role in 2019 polls.
04 Apr, 2019, 07.07 AM IST
New policy does not infringe on users' privacy: WhatsApp to Delhi High CourtWhen a user deletes his or her WhatsApp account, the information of that person is no longer retained on its servers, the company claimed b...
21 Sep, 2016, 06.17 PM IST
WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook: Delhi High Court seeks government's replySenior advocates Sandeep Sethi and Pratibha M Singh, appearing for the petitioners, submitted before the court that it is a "very serious b...
30 Aug, 2016, 05.35 PM IST
WhatsApp's new privacy policy: Top 10 things to knowWhatsApp has updated its global privacy policy, under which it will now share phone numbers of users with its parent company, Facebook.
26 Aug, 2016, 03.16 PM IST