A bench of Chief Justice DN Patel & Justice Jyoti Singh asked MeitY to file reply to the application to stay IT rules and listed the matter for further hearing on 22 October.
WhatsApp said users can choose a preferred date and location based on the pincode and vaccine type through MyGov Corona Helpdesk on its platform to confirm booking.
Save contact number: +91 9013151515. Type & send 'covid certificate' on WhatsApp. Enter OTP. Get your certificate in seconds," Mandaviya's office tweeted.
Facebook and WhatsApp are challenging the new rules requiring the messaging app to trace chats and identify the first originator of the information, on grounds of violating privacy.
Senior advocate Harish Salve, representing WhatsApp, reiterated that the messaging platform won't transfer data to Facebook till the the personal data protection bill isn't passed.
WhatsApp told the court that it would continue to display the update to its users but would not limit the functionality for those not opting for new privacy policy.
Social media giants Facebook & Google deposed before Standing Committee on IT and said they don't read users' messages & emails, and that they take privacy of users very seriously.
The case relates to Facebook and WhatsApp's appeals against an order dismissing their pleas against the probe CCI ordered into the instant messaging app's new privacy policy.
The two social media platforms had contended that when Supreme Court & Delhi HC were looking into the matter, CCI ought not to have 'jumped the gun' and intervened in the issue.
WhatsApp said it will not limit the functionality of the messaging app for users not agreeing to its new privacy policy, but will continue to send reminders about the update.
Compulsion magnifies the risk of function creep. Future updates could quietly expand the app’s capabilities or enable background telemetry far beyond users’ expectations.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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