privacy policy

WhatsApp to Delhi high court: Won’t compel users to opt for new privacy policy

WhatsApp on Friday informed the Delhi high court that till the data protection bill comes into force, it would not compel users to opt for its new privacy policy as it has been put on hold.

Jul 09, 2021, 15:26 PM IST

Won't compel users to accept privacy policy till data protection bill comes into effect: WhatsApp tells HC

Whatsapp told the Delhi High Court on Friday that till the data protection bill comes into force, it would not compel users to opt for its new privacy policy as it has been put on hold.

Jul 09, 2021, 12:47 PM IST

WhatsApp forcing users into giving consent on privacy policy? Here's all about Centre's affidavit on "trick consent"

WhatsApp and the Centre are fighting tooth and nail in the past few weeks on issues related to the privacy policy. 

Jun 04, 2021, 11:23 AM IST

WhatsApp update! You won’t lose access to account functionality if you do not accept new privacy policy

WhatsApp has now said that users who haven’t accepted their policy are not going to lose any account functionality. 

May 30, 2021, 07:15 AM IST

DuckDuckGo launches attack on Google for privacy labels, collection of user data

Google has finally addressed this issue and started pushing updates to the app suite on the Apple apps store. The privacy labels released with these apps reveal the data that these services collect from the users.

Mar 17, 2021, 09:41 AM IST

Telegram's update brings new features; Auto delete, Home screen widget and more

The messages will auto-erase themselves for all the users in a group or channel, or for an individual recipient. In the case of groups and channels, only the admins are authorised to enable the auto-delete feature on the chat windows. This feature was only available to secret chats.

Feb 25, 2021, 15:35 PM IST

Right to privacy debate: A timeline of events

The nine-judge Constitution bench of SC had reserved the verdict on August 2 on whether right to privacy is a fundamental right.

Aug 23, 2017, 23:29 PM IST

Right to privacy debate: Important points

A nine-judge constitution bench had on August 2 had reserved its verdict on whether right to privacy can be held as a fundamental right.

Aug 23, 2017, 23:12 PM IST

Right to privacy a fundamental right? Supreme Court to pronounce verdict on Thursday

The Supreme Court on August 02 had voiced concern over the possible misuse of personal information in the public domain.

Aug 23, 2017, 22:42 PM IST

Will have regulatory regime on data protection: Govt to Supreme Court

A "regulatory regime" for data protection is in the offing, the government on Thursday told the Supreme Court, asserting that an individual's freedom of choice needs to be protected.

Apr 27, 2017, 18:23 PM IST

Now, WhatsApp to share your phone number with Facebook

While the move will help Facebook offer more targeted advertisements on its own platform, WhatsApp will continue to be ad-free, a WhatsApp spokesperson said.

Aug 25, 2016, 18:18 PM IST