The Indian government asked WhatsApp to withdraw its policy back in January this year. It didn’t at the time. But, with the policy going into effect on May 15, India has yet again directed the Facebook-owned messaging App to not impose the planned update in the country.
India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) sent a letter to WhatsApp today, directing it to withdraw the controversial privacy policy. The Ministry has offered WhatsApp seven days to come up with a “satisfactory” response for the letter.
“In fulfillment of its sovereign responsibility to protect the rights and interests of Indian citizens, the government of India will consider various options available to it under laws in India,”
WhatsApp planned that if you not accept their policy then they will gradually start restricting access to some of the basic features,and reminding you to accept the policy. if you accept it, the company will get complete authorization to share your personal info with its parent Facebook.
The company recently placed allegation / argued that other apps such as Aarogya Setu, Zoom, and Truecaller collect more user data than WhatsApp. However, MeitY is now asking Whatsapp that why the Indian users need to accept the policy when users in the European Union (EU) have been excused from it?
“It is not just problematic, but also irresponsible, for WhatsApp to leverage this position to impose unfair terms and conditions on Indian users, particularly those that discriminate against Indian users vis-à-vis users in Europe,” MeitY wrote in their letter.
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