"We will not limit the functionality of how WhatsApp works in the coming weeks," ANI quoted a WhatsApp spokesperson as saying.
As India tightens the noose of regulatory compliance around social media, there have been concerns about the dilution of the safe harbour provision in the country's Information Technology Rules.
'No fundamental right, including the right to privacy, is absolute and it is subject to reasonable restrictions,' says MeitY
This is the second time the government has asked the Facebook-owned firm to withdraw its new privacy policy. And that makes the matter a tad crucial to all WhatsApp users in the country
Many Indian users depend on WhatsApp for communicating; irresponsible for WhatsApp to leverage its position in the Indian market to impose unfair terms and conditions, says MeitY, according to sources
WhatsApp on Wednesday announced two new features to make it easier for people to know whats available and for entrepreneurs to quickly sell their products on WhatsApp for Business
WhatsApp has rolled back the update deadline from February 8 to May after it faced a huge backlash
There has been a user backlash over a new privacy policy of WhatsApp
New Delhi-based think-tank Cyberpeace Foundation said on Monday that China-based hackers are targeting WhatsApp users in the country with the promise of 'part-time' jobs
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Traders' body CAIT wrote to Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad demanding that the government restrict WhatsApp from implementing its new privacy policy or impose a ban on it
Users must agree to the changes, or they won't be able to use WhatsApp
WhatsApp users received an in-app notification on Wednesday asking them to either accept the changes in its Terms of Service and privacy policy by February 8 or their accounts will be deleted
No fee will be charged when sending money via WhatsApp, said Facebook CEO Zuckerberg following the nod by National Payments Corporation of India for WhatsApp to go live on UPI in the multi-bank model
One of WhatsApp's key features is end-to-end encryption, which means the messages sent using WhatsApp are only visible to the sender and receiver of the message
With over 400 million users, India is among the biggest markets for WhatsApp
The case is based on a mid-March complaint that accused WhatsApp of bundling pay service within its messaging app to abuse its market position and penetrate India's booming digital payments space
WhatsApp Pay is the UPI-based payments system of Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp, embedded within the app itself
It will enable users to connect with their friends and family via Messenger Rooms from their PCs and laptops
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