The IT Ministry directed Whatsapp to withdraw its new privacy policy because it discriminates against Indian users by putting unfair terms and conditions, government sources said.
WhatsApp, opposing the contention, said it was conforming to the laws and added that its policy has come into effect from 15 May, but it won’t be deleting accounts right away.
WhatsApp further clarified that it won't delete the users' accounts if they haven't accepted the update but said that its existing policy related to inactive users will apply.
In an advisory, CERT-In said the vulnerabilities reported in WhatsApp can allow 'attacker to execute arbitrary code or access sensitive information on a targeted system'.
The submission was made by senior advocate Aman Lekhi on behalf of Competition Commission of India in defence of its order for probe into the new privacy policy of WhatsApp.
Competition Commission of India directed its investigation arm, the director general, to complete a detailed investigation and submit a report within 60 days.
Under the new policy, users can either accept it or exit the app, but they cannot opt not to share their data with other Facebook-owned or third party apps.
BJP national president J.P. Nadda, who was in Varanasi for 2 days, has told party workers to expand footprint on WhatsApp, Telegram & Instagram to increase reach in UP.
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