Meta to appeal CCI penalty, says 2021 update was about providing users transparencyIn its statement on Tuesday, Meta said that the 2021 update “was about introducing optional business features on WhatsApp and provided furt...
19 Nov, 2024, 07.26 PM IST
ETtech Explainer: CCI's Rs 213-crore penalty on MetaThe antitrust watchdog on Monday said Meta has abused its dominant position in the market, explaining that this fine relates to how WhatsAp...
19 Nov, 2024, 03.49 PM IST
CCI slaps penalty of Rs 213 crore on Meta for abusing dominant positionIndia's Competition Commission has fined Meta approximately $26 million for abusing its dominant market position with WhatsApp's 2021 priva...
19 Nov, 2024, 10.49 AM IST
WhatsApp announces additional security features for usersWhatsApp will also introduce a new security feature that will send out additional alerts if someone tries to move their messaging account f...
13 Apr, 2023, 07.01 PM IST
Brazil central bank greenlights Meta's WhatsApp merchant payment systemThe approval comes as Meta seeks to use the Brazilian market as a key test space for business messaging, an area that has assumed greater u...
03 Mar, 2023, 06.14 PM IST
WhatsApp pushes privacy update to comply with Irish rulingWhatsApp is taking the action after getting hit with a record 225 million euro ($267 million) fine in September from Ireland's data privacy...
22 Nov, 2021, 09.15 AM IST
WhatsApp privacy policy update on hold till India gets data lawsWhatsApp would not limit the functionality for users who are not opting for new privacy policy in the meantime, counsel and senior advocate...
10 Jul, 2021, 07.05 AM IST
Privacy of users our highest priority, says WhatsApp in its defence against charge of tricking users for policy consentThe Centre submitted before Delhi HC that WhatsApp has 'unleashed its digital prowess' to unsuspecting users and wanted to force them to ac...
03 Jun, 2021, 03.05 PM IST
WhatsApp tricking India users into accepting its privacy policy: GovtThe government claims in Delhi High Court that WhatsApp is engaging in anti-user practices by obtaining “trick-consent” to its updated priv...
03 Jun, 2021, 02.54 PM IST
Delhi HC defers hearing in WhatsApp privacy policy case to TuesdayWhatsApp and Facebook have challenged in the Delhi High Court Competition Commission of India’s directive to launch an investigation into t...
12 Apr, 2021, 07.51 PM IST
Conveyed to Indian govt our commitment to protect privacy of personal conversations, says WhatsAppWhatsApp will also provide a banner offering additional information on the update.
19 Feb, 2021, 04.19 PM IST
WhatsApp says Facebook doesn’t have access to UPI transactions dataThe UPI-enabled payments are subject to a separate WhatsApp India Payments Privacy Policy, which hasn't changed, the messaging service says...
28 Jan, 2021, 06.59 PM IST
Facing backlash, WhatsApp to delay new privacy policy by three monthsIndia is the largest market in terms of users for WhatsApp with over 400 million people who use the messaging app to communicate with their...
16 Jan, 2021, 08.48 AM IST
WhatsApp scrambles as users in big Indian market fret over privacyThe reaction in India - where 400 million users exchange more messages on WhatsApp than anywhere in the world - has forced the messaging ap...
14 Jan, 2021, 03.34 PM IST
We know WhatsApp has to compete for users' trust on issue of privacy: Will CathcartWhatsApp head Will Cathcart admitted the company’s communication about policy changes has caused some confusion but reiterated that message...
14 Jan, 2021, 11.00 AM IST
New privacy policy will not impact how people communicate privately with friends or family: WhatsAppThe update will make it easier for people to make purchases and get help from businesses on the messaging platform, a company spokesperson ...
09 Jan, 2021, 08.18 AM IST
WhatsApp updates privacy policy, makes data-sharing with Facebook mandatoryTwitterati, obviously, didn't get too excited about the changes.
06 Jan, 2021, 06.20 PM IST