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WhatsApp expands Status messaging to UK, US to reassure users about privacy

WhatsApp has now expanded its 'commitment to your privacy' message to the users in the US and UK as well.

WhatsApp users reconsidering its use; Telegram is top alternative: Study

Most users of WhatsApp are reconsidering usage of the instant mobile messaging app, a study said

Mark Zuckerberg defends WhatsApp privacy policy amid India backlash

In a quarterly earnings call with analysts on Wednesday, Zuckerberg said that the company has moved the date of this update back to give everyone time to understand what the update means.

WhatsApp users need device authentication to access the web version

WhatsApp Web will also undergo a visual redesign as the update rolls out to users over the coming weeks

5% users in India delete WhatsApp; 22% pare usage on policy change: Survey

WhatsApp's latest policy seems to have prompted aware users or early adopters to shift to alternative instant messaging platforms such as Signal and Telegram

92% of Whatsapp users won't use pay features if info shared with FB: Survey

Around 79 per cent respondents said that they are not likely to use Whatsapp Business Accounts if the instant messaging app decides to implement the policy in May

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WhatsApp adds additional security layer to link account to computers

Millions of people now access WhatsApp on their PCs and laptops

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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

WhatsApp treating Indian users differently from Europeans, Govt tells HC

The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp was treating Indian users differently from its European ones with regard to opting out of its new privacy policy

Arnab's chats: Maha seeking legal opinion for action, says minister

This is in connection to Arnab Goswami's purported WhatsApp chats concerning the Balakot air strike

Parliament panel to question Facebook on WhatsApp's privacy terms: Report

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, in a Jan. 18 email to WhatsApp boss Will Cathcart, had said the new privacy policy terms take away choice from Indian user

Top headlines: Govt plans to lift cap on flights, firms call for tax relief

The government has initiated discussions with airlines to allow them to operate in full capacity and Allocation for the Jal Jeevan Mission is expected to rise two-fold in the upcoming Budget

Leaking official secrets of military operations is treason: Congress

Leaking of official secrets of military operations is treason and those involved in it must be punished, the Congress said on the purported WhatsApp chats of Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami

Top headlines: SC protests farm panel criticism; WhatsApp offers answers

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Available to answer any question on privacy policy, says WhatsApp

A day after govt asked it to withdraw changes to its privacy policy, WhatsApp said the proposed change does not expand its ability to share user data with Facebook and it's open to answering questions

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WhatsApp rival Hike shuts down, removed from Playstore, Apple App store

Homegrown instant messaging app Hike Messenger, later known as Hike Sticker Chat, has been officially shut down

SoftBank-backed Hike shuts down, vanishes from app stores in India

The startup valued at $1.4 billion in a 2016 funding round announced its app was going off the air earlier this month without explanation