Cookie consent practices dismal, finds white paper by Advertising Standards Council of India; stresses need for transparent, user-friendly banners & clear opt-out mechanisms.
The decision follows a 2021 probe into WhatsApp's privacy policy, highlighting growing regulatory scrutiny on tech giants as India plans stricter digital competition laws.
In a letter to WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said the changes raise grave concerns about implications for choice and autonomy of Indians.
Recent leaked documents show Facebook executives plotted how to convince public they were serious about improving privacy even while their real goal was to snuff out competition.
Twitter said the lowered growth forecast was in part due to “bugs” in one of its types of ads that made use of people’s personal information in ways users didn’t expect.
Facebook has created a playing field that is tilted in favor of an all-encompassing single parent company and no assessor can remedy the inherent unfairness of that.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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