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WhatsApp Privacy Policy: European users treated differently, govt tells HC

Opt out available to Europeans, all or nothing for Indians, claims Centre

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Earlier a petition was preferred by advocate Chaitanya Rohilla, which said the new privacy policy of WhatsApp violates the right to privacy, guaranteed under the Constitution of India.|Photo: Bloomberg

Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
The central government on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that it is looking at issues related to data privacy stemming out of the new privacy policy of Facebook-owned messaging giant WhatsApp.
 
A communication had been sent to WhatsApp to respond to queries related to this matter, Additional Solicitor General Chetan Sharma told the court. He also mentioned that there was differential treatment between Indian and European users when it came to the new WhatsApp privacy policy and this was a matter of concern for the government.
 
“The privacy policy offered to European users (which gives them the

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