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Topic: WhatsApp

WhatsApp suffering ‘Facebook moment’. After capture by uncle-aunties, time for trendier apps

From loud and proud ‘Good Morning’ messages that clogged the web to endless memes, WhatApp’s ‘free’ service was a game-changer for Indians.

Traders’ body files plea in SC seeking direction to roll back Whatsapp’s new privacy policy

The Confederation of All India Traders also sought a direction to the Centre to intervene and frame guidelines to govern large tech companies such as WhatsApp and Facebook.

WhatsApp delays implementation of new privacy policy by 3 months following backlash

After new policy was announced, millions of users moved from WhatsApp to rivals like Signal & Telegram. The policy change was originally scheduled to come into effect on 8 February.

In WhatsApp versus the world battle, Facebook unfazed by users moving to Signal, Telegram

Facebook makes changes to make more money from its services. A slew of users get upset, but then promptly return. There’s little to suggest things will be any different this time.

Delhi HC judge recuses herself from hearing plea against WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy

The plea claimed that the new privacy policy of WhatsApp allows full access to a user's online activity without there being any supervision by the government.

India leading Signal growth amid WhatsApp exodus, always been ahead of tech curve, says COO

Signal's chief executive officer tells ThePrint about the kind of growth it's seeing amid the privacy concerns over WhatsApp, and why its platform is drawing more attention.

Not just Signal and Telegram, more apps offer ‘true privacy’ as WhatsApp popularity wanes

One Russian, one Swiss, an American not-for-profit & a European collaborative — 4 apps are seeing their fortunes change even as WhatsApp tries to put out the user privacy fire.

Cheer LCA Tejas purchase but self-reliance shouldn’t become excuse for delays, poor quality

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Chaurasia says Congress doesn’t trust SC, Zee News calls out WhatsApp’s ‘digital scam’

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Latest policy update doesn’t affect privacy of messages, says WhatsApp

WhatsApp emphasised that it does not share users' contact lists or data of groups with Facebook, and that neither WhatsApp nor Facebook can read messages or hear calls between users.

On Camera

Oka to Nagarathna—Bombay High Court judges taking up the cudgel when faith in courts eroding

When lynching, hate speech and bulldozer politics do not speedily invite the wrath of courts, then something is wrong with the third pillar of governance.

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.