India’s government reportedly warned it would take steps against WhatsApp if it failed to address a request to withdraw an updated privacy policy introduced less than a week ago.
The Times of India stated the Facebook subsidiary had seven days to reply to a notice issued by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology asking for the policy to be abandoned over claims it violated national laws.
The government also plans to consider various options to counteract the update, claiming user choice and privacy rights were undermined by the change.
In March, the Competition Commission of India initiated a probe [1] into the update.
WhatsApp told The Times of India the update did not impact private messages and instead focuses on providing information on options for users to contact businesses.
The change caused controversy due to concerns it granted WhatsApp parent Facebook access to users’ private data, along with a warning from the messaging unit of service disruption if users did not accept the updated terms.
This resulted in a delay [2] in introducing the change, which was originally scheduled for February.
WhatsApp eventually implemented the change on 15 May.
[1] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/asia/asia-news/whatsapp-takes-more-heat-in-india
[2] https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/under-fire-whatsapp-delays-divisive-update
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