On Friday, Senior Advocate Harish Salve told the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp will not enforce its privacy policies until the Data Protection Bill comes into force. On behalf of Facebook and WhatsApp, Salve said the new privacy policy is on hold. During hearing at the Delhi High Court, Harish Salve said that “The government...
Previously, we heard the feature called expiring media, better known as view once: photos and videos sent using this mode can only be viewed once. Also, the view once photos and videos disappear from the chat after you dismiss the photo or the video. Will Cathcart and Mark Zuckerberg confirmed to WABetaInfo that this feature is to be introduced...
The controversy against WhatsApp’s new privacy policy does not seem to come to an end soon. The newest WhatsApp policy which was introduced in January this year has made the Centre and WhatsApp face-to-face in the Delhi High Court. As per the latest affidavit, the Centre told Delhi High Court that WhatsApp is now using...
WhatsApp said that it will not prevent its users from sending messages who have not accepted the new privacy policy. Earlier this month, the social media company announced that it would not remove the users’ accounts who have not accepted the new privacy policy but will restrict them from some basic features. As per the...
The fate of Facebook, Twitter, and WhatsApp hang in a single thread as the new intercessor guidelines come into effect starting today. The Ministry of Electronics announced the new IT rules and given the social media platforms three months to comply with the new rules. However, none of these social media platforms complied with the...
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said WhatsApp to roll back its new privacy policy, failing which it would take “necessary steps in consonance with law.” The department also stated earlier that WhatsApp’s new service terms violate Indian IT law, to which WhatsApp replied saying that the new privacy policy conforms with them. Also...
After so much hullabaloo, WhatsApp finally announced that it will not delete user’s accounts if they are don’t accept the new privacy policy by May 15. Earlier, it made mandatory for all users to accept the new policy by May 15 in order to continue services. However, the latest report says that the company will...
The widely used messaging-app ‘WhatsApp’ has released few amazing features, such as the addition of a review button and a larger preview. These features were initially only available for iPhone users but now it is available for Android users as well. In addition to these, WhatsApp is working on introducing new features in order to...
The government of India started the third vaccination drive for everyone above 18 years of age. Now, the drive is fully digitally driven, the government has rolled out the support to locate the nearest vaccination center using WhatsApp messaging app. However, WhatsApp users can now find the nearest vaccination center in a particular location to...
Where there are benefits of using messaging apps and websites like WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, etc. there are losses too. Recently, a new computer virus named “WhatsApp Pink” is on the market. It causes the victim to completely lose control of his/her device and the data. However, this is not the first time that widely...
WhatsApp offers has come for iOS users this time. Under these features, iPhone users can now see larger media previews and have control over the disappearing messages feature in groups. Earlier, the feature only appeared on the beta version of the messaging application, but now WhatsApp has officially released them. However, the feature is only...
The messaging app WhatsApp is used worldwide to send text and voice messages, making video and voice calls, sharing images, locations, documents, and more. It keeps on updating its apps and introduces amazing features. This time, it has released shortcut keys, also known as Cheat Codes. These security codes are available for Windows as well...
