whatsapp-privacy
Meta’s push to replace phone numbers with usernames for its Indian user base has run into a wall in Delhi. But the real story is what one identity, shared across 3 apps, does for a single advertiser
Anuja Jain Jul 11, 2026 8:55 AM
Messaging platform submits its reply to the Centre's notice, while officials assess whether the proposed feature adequately addresses concerns over online fraud, impersonation and cybercrime
e4m Staff Jul 10, 2026 1:23 PM
The Meta-owned messaging platform will now begin allowing users to reserve usernames, with the feature set to roll out globally later this year
Meta and WhatsApp approached the NCLAT, which in January 2025 granted interim relief by staying both the Rs 213-crore fine and the CCI’s five-year restriction on data-sharing
e4m Staff Jan 13, 2026 6:48 PM
The tribunal said its earlier findings on user choice, transparency, and revocable consent apply to all non-WhatsApp data uses, correcting an order mismatch and giving WhatsApp three months to comply
e4m Staff Dec 16, 2025 8:36 AM
Regulator asks appellate tribunal to specify whether WhatsApp–Meta ad-related data use must follow the same privacy standards outlined in its recent ruling
e4m Staff Nov 19, 2025 9:17 AM
The CCI told the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp's new privacy policy would lead to excessive data collection and stalking of consumers for targeted advertising
exchange4media Staff Apr 22, 2021 12:30 PM
The ministry has urged the high court to bar WhatsApp from implementing the new privacy policy as it violates IT rules on five counts
exchange4media Staff Mar 23, 2021 10:27 AM
In an official blog, the platform said it will allow users to read the policy update at 'their own pace' and will also display a banner providing additional information
exchange4media Staff Feb 19, 2021 12:50 PM
The latest survey by LocalCircles also indicates that while 55% of citizens have downloaded alternate apps, 21% of citizens are actively using them
exchange4media Staff Jan 29, 2021 12:32 PM
A delhi-based advocate has claimed that the norms hurt national security by sharing, transmitting, and storing user data in another country.
exchange4media Staff Jan 15, 2021 4:11 PM
Industry watchers feel that while the ad managed to reach out through the credible print medium, it has done little to instil trust in users
Misbaah Mansuri Jan 14, 2021 8:22 AM