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18 Jan 2021
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PDP Bill is coming: WhatsApp Privacy Policy analysisWhatsApp started off the new year with changes to its privacy policy that has several implications for data protection and the digital governance ecosystem at large. This post is the first in a series by CIS unpacking the various …
31 Dec 2020
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The Competition Law Case Against Whatsapp’s 2021 Privacy Policy AlterationHaving examined the privacy implications of Whatsapp's changes to its privacy policy in 2021, this issue brief is the second output in our series examining the effects of those changes. This brief examines the changes in the context of data …
27 Aug 2018
News
India steps up vigilance against WhatsApp abuseDelhi wants firm to open local office, appoint grievance officer as misinformation spreads.
27 Aug 2018
News
Centre draws red lines for Whatsapp over fake news, says must comply with Indian lawsIn a meeting with WhatsApp’s CEO Chris Daniels, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said India put forward several demands, including that the company must have a grievance officer in India and have proper compliance of Indian laws.
25 Jul 2018
News
WhatsApp races against time to fix fake news mess ahead of 2019 general electionsOn Friday, when WhatsApp announced that it would pilot a ‘five media-based forwards limit’ in India, the government came up with an unequivocal reminder.
26 Jun 2018
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Police to counter fake news on WhatsAppState police across Karnataka, Assam, Telangana and Kerala are designing social media campaigns as an antidote to fake news on messaging apps like WhatsApp following claims that these platforms have been used to incite violence across …
26 Jun 2018
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'Full belief in fake texts shows cops not trusted'Nilotpal Basu and Abhijeet Nath, an audio engineer and digital artiste, were beaten to death in Assam's Karbi Anglong last week based on rumours that they were kidnappers.
25 Jun 2018
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Death By WhatsAppThe fatal messages were both in text and in audio. They were in Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Assamese and Gujarati among others.
1 Jun 2018
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Patanjali's Kimbho swiftly retreats over security scare, ripped on TwitterSwadeshi" messaging app targeted at WhatsApp taken off from app stores hours after launch.
31 May 2018
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Don't blindly forward WhatsApp messages. You could be suedNever before in Bengaluru has the Internet and social media taken such a vicious and violent turn as it did last week.
23 Apr 2018
Blog post
What’s up with WhatsApp?In 2016, WhatsApp Inc announced it was rolling out end-to-end encryption, but is the company doing what it claims to be doing?
17 Mar 2017
News
Nasscom chief saying full data protection isn’t possible should wake us from our digital slumberConsidering India is rapidly moving towards a digital economy, the hurdles not withstanding, data and identity security are topics which have to be taken very seriously. Since the demonetisation, a large part of the population who would …
2 Feb 2017
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India WhatsApp Privacy Fight May Affect MultinationalsThe Indian Supreme Court’s review of Facebook Inc.'s and WhatsApp Inc.'s data security practices may lack teeth but also presages a desire for a stronger privacy regime and oversight of multinationals, internet and privacy specialists told …
14 Oct 2016
News
Tech companies like Gmail, WhatsApp may be asked to store user informationThe government is moving to formulate rules that will require technology ‘intermediaries’— including email services like Gmail, chat apps such as WhatsApp and Snapchat or even ecommerce firms like Amazon — to retain user information, a …
5 Oct 2016
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An 'app'ening worldA ‘forward’ has been doing the rounds on WhatsApp about the privacy concerns relating to that instant messaging app; it’s asking for permission to share user data with Facebook.
27 Sep 2016
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WhatsApp ruling: Experts seek privacy lawOn August 25, Whatsapp updated its policy to share user content with social network; the decision opened new monetisation models for the messaging app.
25 Sep 2016
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When the war’s on WhatsAppSlick, jingoistic videos are whipping up pro-war rhetoric on social media after the Uri terror attack.
31 Aug 2016
Blog post
We Truly are the Product being SoldWhatsApp has announced it will begin sharing user data such as names, phone numbers, and other analytics with its parent company, Facebook, and with the Facebook family of companies. This change to its terms of service was effected in order …
30 Jul 2016
21 Apr 2016
News
You will need a license to create a WhatsApp group in KashmirThe internet rights activists have criticised the move stating it as unconstitutional.