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  WhatsApp bans over 71 lakh accounts in India in April

  Technology | June 03, 2024 22:32 IST

  WhatsApp took similar action in March when it banned over 79 lakh accounts. The platform received a record 12,782 complaint reports that month, with 11 records "actioned."

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  Kate medical data breach: Probe launched against hospital where Princess admitted for surgery

  World | March 21, 2024 6:08 IST

  Britain's data watchdog said it was looking into a report that staff at the hospital where Kate, Princess of Wales, underwent abdominal surgery in January, had attempted to access her private health records.

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  TikTok to pay $368 million fine as it fails to protect children's privacy in Europe

  World | September 15, 2023 18:29 IST

  The investigation found that the sign-up process for teen users resulted in settings that made their accounts public by default, allowing anyone to view and comment on their videos.

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  Delhi High Court dismisses plea of Facebook India challenging CCI's probe order

  India | September 29, 2022 9:17 IST

  CCI probe: This issue is connected with WhatsApp's new privacy policy. The bench of Justice Yashwant Varma dismissed the petition remarking that there has to be some end for the "luxury to litigate".

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  Won't compel users to accept new privacy policy, WhatsApp tells Delhi HC

  India | July 09, 2021 13:06 IST

  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.

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  Delhi HC refuses to stay CCI notice to Facebook, WhatsApp in privacy policy matter

  India | June 23, 2021 12:44 IST

  The Delhi High Court has refused to stay the Competition Commission of India (CCI) notice asking Facebook and WhatsApp to furnish certain information in relation to a probe ordered by it into the instant messaging app’s new privacy policy.

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  Govt looking into WhatsApp privacy policy changes: Prasad

  India | January 19, 2021 14:42 IST

  Amid a user backlash over a new privacy policy of WhatsApp, the Indian government on Tuesday said it is looking into the changes made by the popular messaging app, and asserted that sanctity of personal communication needs to be maintained. 

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  Centre asks WhatsApp to withdraw controversial privacy policy update

  India | January 19, 2021 15:03 IST

  Government of India, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) has written to Will Cathcart, Global CEO of WhatsApp to withdraw the proposed changes to the Privacy Policy of the Facebook-owned messaging application for Indian users.

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  Facebook India's policy head Ankhi Das quits, was questioned by Parliament panel recently

  India | October 27, 2020 19:36 IST

  According to reports, Ankhi Das was questioned by a Parliamentary panel for over two hours last week in connection with data privacy issues.

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  PUBG Mobile changes privacy policies in India: Know what they are

  Technology | July 30, 2020 18:08 IST

  275 Chinese apps that include PUBG Mobile are being reviewed by the Indian government and can possibly be banned as part of another app-banning spree due to security reasons.

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  Google permitting outside software developers to scan your Gmail: Report

  Technology | July 03, 2018 13:17 IST

  Claiming privacy to users isn’t quite assuring their safety and security

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  Cambridge Analytica scandal affected up to 87 million users: Facebook

  Internet | April 05, 2018 10:15 IST

  Zuckerberg acknowledged he made a "huge mistake" in failing to take a broad enough view of what Facebook's responsibility is in the world.

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  Those who find privacy policy unacceptable can quit WhatsApp: Facebook to SC

  April 28, 2017 9:29 IST

  Hearing the case on WhatsApp’s new privacy policy, the Supreme Court was told by Facebook, which owns the popular messaging platform, that those feeling aggrieved could stop using WhatsApp.

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  Delhi HC approves WhatsApp’s privacy policy but says conditions apply

  September 23, 2016 17:11 IST

  The Delhi High Court today gave its go-ahead to WhatsApp’s new privacy policy which will let the instant messaging software share the information of its users with its parent company Facebook. However, with this nod