Indian government asks WhatsApp to withdraw new Privacy Policy

20 January 2021
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology says the changes are not fair and acceptable.

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Anonymous, 20 Jan 2021India population is 1300 million but the amount of people u... moreIndia could start a precedent, and other major democracies will follow. Poland has been creating legislation, recently too, to rein in tech companies.
Plus election manipulation and meddling by tech companies should invite long imprisonments and fines in the billions.
It's becoming like 1984. These companies are the new Orwellian States.

    All counties should start regulating the big technology platforms. They've become more powerful than governments and have absolutely no accountability. Plus, they indulge in tax frauds worth trillions, by giving donations to political parties, and getting tax benefit legislations drafted, specifically for them.

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      Band WhatsApp now

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        AryanVeer, 20 Jan 2021Indian Govt. is strict they can ban Whatsapp. Till now they... moreI gotta say they do not mess around. I know this is not an easy discussion with also major risks, but I enjoy at least one government (except China) setting strict guidelines. And indian govt. seems to represent citicens rights far better than china. correct me if I'm wrong, I'm sure Indians have flaws in their system too

          Indian government will do anything to make money for themselves. They will start an Indian App with ads and premium features to start making money. India is slowly becoming like china and we start need to put our foot down ans use what we want to use.

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            Anonymous, 20 Jan 2021No one read the policy in detail.. https://faq.whatsapp... moreThis is not the update all people is talking about!

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              • 20 Jan 2021

              Thank you Indea

                RealLifePhones, 20 Jan 2021Most of the changes don't effect EU citizens because b... moreWe need something like GDPR in India.

                  Arif238, 20 Jan 2021" Your privacy is in our DNA" This statement is ... moreDidn't know that

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                    JohnNy L, 20 Jan 2021Friend suggestion is based on the friend list that your Fri... moreWrong.

                    I created a Facebook account around 6 months ago.
                    It was suggestion friends to me that weren't even friends of friends.
                    But these suggestions were genuinely people I've known from years back.

                    How did it know?
                    Whatsapp data collection is my guess.

                    I removed Facebook almost right away.
                    I deleted my Whatsapp account last week.

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                      Well why? From what I have heard, this thing was going on for a while and just now they wanted to make it more clear/public. Maybe because of the lawsuits they get these days.

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                        Anonymous, 20 Jan 2021Why? Because spying us?Exactly

                          Anonymous, 20 Jan 2021India population is 1300 million but the amount of people u... morethats still a lot of people... more than any others country. whatsapp is very lucky to have india 400 million people used it. not to mention india also used facebook, ig, youtube and others. wake up india!!!

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                            Anonymous, 20 Jan 2021India population is 1300 million but the amount of people u... moreUse cash while you can my friend

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                              Anonymous, 20 Jan 2021Our institutional group just switched to telegram Great, I just downloaded signal and stared to find some few people there.

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                                rizki1, 20 Jan 2021lol india... you are over 1 billion people why use whatsapp... moreIndia population is 1300 million but the amount of people using whatsapp actively is 400 million


                                Hope every and every single one switches to Signal or Telegram.

                                Only problem is these apps lack whatApp pay which is kinda smart and easier wallet integrated into the app.

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                                  Oppaii, 20 Jan 2021Can we all just stop using facebook apps altogether? I won't. Only the criminals are afraid of privacy

                                    Samath N8 808 owner, 20 Jan 2021Let me tell you people, I'm an Indian, and this move c... moreFriend suggestion is based on the friend list that your Friends on FB have..

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                                      Our institutional group just switched to telegram

                                        AryanVeer, 20 Jan 2021Indian Govt. is strict they can ban Whatsapp. Till now they... moreUnless the govt decides to ban it, i dont see any of my groups moving to telegram.