Remember, WhatsApp new privacy policy & the controversy around it? Well, the Govt of India has ordered a probe into the whole affair as it could be breaching anti-trust laws.
India antitrust watchdog orders probe into WhatsApp’s new privacy policy – reuters.com
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s competition watchdog on Wednesday ordered a probe into a privacy policy update announced by Facebook-owned WhatsApp, saying the messaging service breached antitrust laws. WhatsApp said in January it was updating its privacy policy to allow it to share some user data with parent Facebook and other companies in the group, prompting a global backlash against the messaging app, including in India, its biggest market, with more than 500 million users.
Link: India antitrust watchdog orders probe into WhatsApp’s new privacy policy
via www.reuters.com
