India is facing a data obesity epidemic—as storage in phones fails to keep up with people’s voracious appetite for visualsIndia’s growing use of smartphones, AI tools and social media is driving a surge in demand for digital storage, with experts warning of a “...
10 May, 2026, 08.15 AM IST
Apple, Meta warn Canadian bill could force them to weaken encryptionApple and Meta are opposing Canada's Bill C-22, arguing it could force them to break device and service encryption. Law enforcement claims ...
08 May, 2026, 09.43 AM IST
WhatsApp’s new update outshines Apple’s RCS upgrade on iPhone—here's what the new feature isWhatsApp is rolling out new features that enhance user privacy. Users can now set up usernames, eliminating the need to share phone numbers...
14 Apr, 2026, 06.48 PM IST
IAMAI sees ‘overreach’ in NHRC’s notice to MeitY over AI companies' DPDP breachesThe Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has written to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), voicing...
01 Apr, 2026, 09.37 AM 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
HC to hear pleas of FB, WhatsApp challenging new IT Rules in AugustA bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh listed the matter for August 27 after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representi...
30 Jul, 2021, 01.38 PM IST
WhatsApp tricking users to get consent on anti-user policies: Centre tells Delhi HC"This is being done by pushing notifications to its users on the same and the messaging app should be restrained from the doing the same," ...
03 Jun, 2021, 11.24 AM IST
View: WhatsApp case is about you, the average internet user. So here are a few things you must knowFor close to 740 million Indian internet subscribers, it is important they understand that neither WhatsApp nor the govt is completely supp...
31 May, 2021, 10.47 AM IST
WhatsApp sues Government of India over new IT rulesThe new India IT rules for social media intermediaries are a threat to end-to-end encryption and fundamentally undermines people’s right to...
29 May, 2021, 07.13 AM IST
Govt has no intention of violating privacy of individuals: Ravi Shankar PrasadGovt clarifies stance after WhatsApp moves HC against new IT rules saying they undermine right to privacy
29 May, 2021, 07.08 AM IST
WhatsApp plea in HC says new social media intermediary rules 'unconstitutional'The new Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 were announced by the government on Febr...
26 May, 2021, 08.24 PM IST
79% consumers re-considering their WhatsApp usage: Survey41% of those surveyed indicated planning to shift to Telegram, whereas 35% preferred Signal messaging app.
29 Jan, 2021, 06.44 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 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
Four highly anticipated cases to watch this yearRegarding the data sharing case, The SC will decide whether the right to privacy is enforceable against private, non-state actors such as W...
02 Oct, 2017, 12.34 AM IST
WhatsApp CEO reassures users on privacy, says won’t collect new dataKoum's reassurance on privacy came after speculation that WhatsApp would start collecting more user data due to its acquisition by Facebook.
18 Mar, 2014, 10.48 AM IST