WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy requires users to agree to share data with Meta for advertising if they want to continue using the app A landmark legal battle over privacy, data control and the ...

A new AI feature on WhatsApp from Meta – the service's parent company – allows the company default access to all chats sent on the app unless users enable an “advanced privacy” option. Rating: False ...

The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday clarified that WhatsApp must take user consent before sharing data for both advertising and non-advertising purposes. A bench led by NCLAT ...

WhatsApp told the Supreme Court (SC) during a hearing today that it will withdraw its interim application challenging NCLAT' order Meta's counsel told the bench that it would no longer press its ...

The lawsuit accuses Meta of marketing WhatsApp as completely private while allegedly allowing employees and contractors to review messages.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says that, contrary to WhatsApp's claims about its encrypted messages, the messaging giant can in fact view nearly all communications sent through its platform.

The protests made the messaging app reconsider a bit, and the deadline to make the acceptance of the new policies mandatory until May. Otherwise, they threatened, users who refused to give their 'ok' ...

Former WhatsApp security head Attaullah Baig sued Meta, alleging securities fraud and retaliation. He claims WhatsApp violated a 2020 FTC privacy order with weak data security, broad engineer access ...

Over the past year, Meta has blanketed TV screens around the world with commercials touting the privacy of Whatsapp, its encrypted messenger with a monthly user base of 3 billion people. “It’s private ...

A new lawsuit claims that Meta's WhatsApp — the popular messaging platform — has made misleading privacy claims about the app. The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in San Francisco alleges ...

WhatsApp dominates with 3B+ users, full end-to-end encryption, payments, and business tools, while Arattai by Zoho is gaining traction in India with strong privacy claims, username-based profiles, and ...