WhatsApp scam reports on the rise, users get random calls from international numbersWhatsApp users have been receiving scam calls from international numbers. Many users have posted about the issue on Twitter.
07 May, 2023, 05.29 PM IST
WhatsApp will soon allow you to decline calls within app with a messageOnce the update is rolled out, the WhatsApp users will see a new reply button on incoming call notifications that will pop-up alongside the...
28 Apr, 2023, 04.42 PM IST
WhatsApp agrees to be more transparent on policy changes, EU saysThe company also confirmed that users' personal data is not shared with third parties or other Meta companies, including Facebook, for adve...
07 Mar, 2023, 09.49 AM IST
WhatsApp agrees to comply with EU rules, will be more transparent: EUWhatsApp will make it easier for users to reject updates when they disagree with them.
06 Mar, 2023, 05.20 PM IST
SC dismisses pleas against CCI probe into WhatsApp's privacy policyA bench of Justices M R Shah and Sudhanshu Dhulia said CCI is an independent authority and the proceedings before it cannot be stopped, and...
15 Oct, 2022, 11.01 AM IST
HC dismisses Facebook India's plea challenging CCI probe into WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policyFacebook India, the Indian subsidiary of US-based Facebook Inc (now known as Meta Platforms), argued that the CCI has clubbed it in its ong...
28 Sep, 2022, 10.43 PM IST
WhatsApp privacy policy places users in 'take it or leave it' situation, forces into agreement: HCThe high court's verdict came while dismissing appeals of WhatsApp and Facebook against an order rejecting their challenge to a probe order...
26 Aug, 2022, 01.48 PM IST
New Facebook tool will let groups automatically reject posts containing false informationFacebook has long been under heavy pressure to prevent its platform from being used to spread misinformation.
10 Mar, 2022, 11.38 AM IST
EU rejects call to ban Facebook from processing WhatsApp user dataThere isn't enough information to establish with certainty whether Facebook had already started to process WhatsApp user data for its own p...
15 Jul, 2021, 06.24 PM 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 says it will not delete Indian user accounts that don't accept its new privacy policyThe policy allows the Facebook-owned company to share business information with third-party apps, including its parent.
08 May, 2021, 09.30 AM IST
Delhi HC refuses to stop CCI probe into WhatsApp privacy policy updateDelhi High Court says it saw no merit in the petitions of Facebook and WhatsApp to interdict the investigation directed by the Competition ...
22 Apr, 2021, 06.43 PM IST
ETtech Bytes on 18 Jan. 2021: Top 5 Tech News Today, in 10 MinutesFrom Delhi High Court quashing a petition against WhatsApp privacy policy changes to the app’s homegrown rival Hike Messenger shutting down...
18 Jan, 2021, 08.41 PM 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
India's tech chiefs follow Musk, signal move away from WhatsAppProminent members of the Indian startup ecosystem including PhonePe's Sameer Nigam and Paytm's Vijay Shekhar Sharma took to Twitter to anno...
12 Jan, 2021, 11.31 AM IST
Government trying to balance privacy & security in draft IT intermediary normsApex court had asked the government to provide status of the guidelines in 3 weeks.
26 Sep, 2019, 07.32 AM IST
WhatsApp deal: Facebook’s future lies in investing in R&DWhen seen in the context of the social network’s ongoing strategic plan, its most recent acquisition deserves both criticism and praise in ...
24 Feb, 2014, 12.06 PM IST