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Feb 26, 2021 06:48 PM IST Moneycontrol decodes the new IT rules for the regulation of social media and digital content.
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Feb 26, 2021 01:01 PM IST The government has laid down the law to establish its authority without fear of further challenges from social media platforms. To that extent, India’s new social media rules are strong and robust, and might be a template for adoption by many other countries
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Feb 22, 2021 12:37 PM IST WhatsApp makes it clear that you won't enjoy the "full-functionality" of the app unless you say yes to the new policies
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Feb 19, 2021 06:24 PM IST India lacks a strong law to protect the data of its citizens, giving companies free reign to decide the best privacy policies for us.
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Feb 19, 2021 12:06 PM IST WhatsApp is updating the way they share changes with users
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Feb 19, 2021 11:39 AM IST WhatsApp, in an e-mailed response, said the new in-app notification looks different from the one users saw in January and that has been redesigned based on feedback from users
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Feb 19, 2021 07:40 AM IST The contentious policy -- whose rollout date was pushed to May 15 from February 8 -- however, remains unchanged.
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Feb 18, 2021 07:51 PM IST The log out feature will tie into the company's push for multi-device support. The new feature is available on WhatsApp beta version 2.21.30.16
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Feb 16, 2021 07:37 PM IST Here are some Indian made alternatives to popular social media platforms
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Feb 15, 2021 12:55 PM IST The Supreme Court has said people have grave apprehensions that they will lose their privacy and it is the court's duty to protect them.
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Feb 11, 2021 09:56 AM IST Over its privacy update issue, WhatsApp is in the eye of the storm, however, after the backlash it has been stalled until May.
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Feb 10, 2021 04:34 PM IST A ‘logout’ option will be available in the app’s Settings, under Account Tab to use this feature.
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Feb 10, 2021 12:03 PM IST The flap over WhatsApp's privacy policy -- described by Facebook as a misunderstanding about efforts to bring businesses onto the platform -- threatens to erode trust in the service which is increasingly important to the leading social network's future.
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Feb 06, 2021 08:22 PM IST The sudden surge in telegram users could be attributed to the recent controversy around WhatsApp’s privacy policy.
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Feb 05, 2021 03:12 PM IST The bench, also comprising justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, was hearing a plea filed by the Confederation of All India Traders which had sought a direction to the Centre to intervene in the matter and frame guidelines to govern large technology-based companies such as WhatsApp Inc., Facebook Inc. and Facebook India Online Services Private Limited.
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Jan 29, 2021 09:15 AM IST WhatsApp has deferred the data-sharing update to May after facing a severe backlash over its new privacy policy and terms of service.
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Jan 29, 2021 08:50 AM IST WhatsApp has said payments transaction data is encrypted and stored only in India, according to the RBI guidelines.
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Jan 28, 2021 04:09 PM IST The purpose of introducing biometric authentication to WhatsApp Web and Desktop is to avoid any unethical use of WhatsApp on the Web or Desktop app.
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Jan 28, 2021 08:52 AM IST Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has clarified that the update does not change the privacy of anyone’s messages with friends and family.
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Jan 25, 2021 11:58 AM IST The new privacy policy of WhatsApp was slated to come into effect in February but it has now been deferred till May.
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Jan 23, 2021 08:56 AM IST In case you missed them, here are the biggest developments from the world of tech from the week ending January 23.
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Jan 21, 2021 09:11 AM IST Facebook wants to clarify that conversations cannot be shared because chats are encrypted
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Jan 20, 2021 04:05 PM IST In the absence of data protection laws, how then, does the government plan to ensure the data privacy of its citizens?
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Jan 19, 2021 11:20 AM IST The new WhatsApp privacy policy may be viewed as an abuse of its dominant position.
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Jan 18, 2021 01:00 PM IST The move to integrate JioMart with WhatsApp will allow hundreds of millions of users to order products from Reliance without having to leave the app, Mint said, citing two officials aware of the development.