Born out of microfinance, Bandhan Bank now bets big on AI and digital bankingAs Bandhan Bank accelerates its transition from a microfinance-led institution into a universal bank, Executive Director & COO Ratan Kumar ...
20 May, 2026, 01.17 PM IST
For Meta AI, India tops the global charts: Will CathcartIndia leads globally in Meta AI's monthly active users on WhatsApp, with conversations surging post-Muse Spark launch. To enhance privacy, ...
14 May, 2026, 06.00 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
UPI underdogs seek fair play; WhatsApp tightens scam defencesSmaller UPI players will meet NPCI to curb the growth of industry leaders PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm. This and more in today’s ETtech To...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
WhatsApp to roll out SIM binding, tighten curbs on digital arrest scamsWhatsApp has agreed to implement SIM binding and enhanced safeguards against prolonged scam calls, as per a Supreme Court filing. The compa...
29 Apr, 2026, 11.35 AM IST
US ends investigation into claims WhatsApp chats aren’t privateA US agency abruptly closed an investigation into claims that Meta Platforms can access encrypted WhatsApp messages. A Commerce Department ...
29 Apr, 2026, 08.23 AM IST
Encryption Clash Explained: WhatsApp's existence in India hangs in the balanceWhatsApp's encryption debate in the Delhi High Court has sparked a discussion on the balance between privacy and security. The court is con...
26 Apr, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
WhatsApp moves SC against HC order on CCI's privacy probeIn 2021, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) ordered a probe into the then-new privacy policy of WhatsApp for alleged abuse of market...
08 Oct, 2022, 09.46 AM 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
Centre in HC defends IT rule requiring WhatsApp to trace originator of messageIn its affidavit filed in response to WhatsApp's challenge to the rule on the ground that breaking the encryption invades its users' privac...
23 Oct, 2021, 01.25 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
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
ETtech Explained: Government rules on WhatsApp & the controversy around itWhatsApp has taken the Government of India to court, saying that India’s new IT rules violate the right to privacy of Indian users and call...
28 May, 2021, 05.20 PM 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
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
Centre urges HC to restrain WhatsApp from implementing new privacy policyThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology made the statement in its affidavit filed in response to a petition challenging the ...
19 Mar, 2021, 04.37 PM IST
WhatsApp users can now decide who can add them to groupsTo enable the new update, WhatsApp users have to go to settings in their app, then tap account, followed by privacy and groups and then sel...
07 Nov, 2019, 07.22 AM IST