Tag: WhatsApp
World
Ireland slaps a fine € 225 million on WhatsApp for breach of privacy
Ireland has come under pressure for not taking a firm enough line against tech giants, who are generally understood to be drawn to the country by its low corporate tax rate of 12.5%
Social Media
WhatsApp bans 3 million accounts in India
The company got 137 reports for account support, of which one was actioned, and 316 requests to ban accounts, WhatsApp said in its second compliance report
World
WhatsApp: Pegasus attacked 1,400 govt officials of US allies in 2019
Catcart compared the attack on WhatsApp users in 2019 and reports of massive data leak reported by the investigation by Pegasus Project
India
WhatsApp blocked 2 million Indian accounts in a month
Whatsapp said that over 95% of the total accounts blocked by it had been banned due to unauthorised use of automated or bulk messaging
India
WhatsApp keeps on hold new privacy policy until data protection law enforcement
WhatsApp announced that it will not delete the accounts of users but would limit the functionality of the app for them
India
WhatsApp challenges rules of Indian government
While the law requires WhatsApp to unmask only people credibly accused of wrongdoing, the Facebook-owned company says it cannot do that alone
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Social Media
Ministry of IT sends notice to WhatsApp to scrap new privacy policy
The ministry has given 7-day time to instant messaging app WhatsApp to respond to notice or necessary steps in consonance with law will be taken
Social Media
WhatsApp 15 May deadline for accepting new privacy policy terms scrapped
In January this year, WhatsApp had informed users about the changes in its terms of service and public policy through an in-app notification