WhatsApp warns to shut down services in India if asked to break encryption of messages
New Delhi/IBNS: Popular online messaging application WhatsApp has warned to shut down its services in India if it is asked to break encryption, citing privacy of the users, media reports said.
Govt to send notice to WhatsApp over complaints of spam calls
New Delhi: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has decided to send a notice to messaging platform WhatsApp over complaints of international spam calls to users, media reports said.
After IT minister's warning over wrong map of India, WhatsApp deletes tweet, apologizes
New Delhi/IBNS: After Union IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s subtle warning, messaging platform WhatsApp deleted a graphic, posted on its Twitter handle, that showed an incorrect map of India and issued an apology.
WhatsApp restored after long global outage
Messaging application WhatsApp has been restored after it suffered an outage for more than an hour Tuesday.
WhatsApp outage triggers memes on Twitter with #whatsappdown
Messaging application WhatsApp's global outage has triggered memes on micro-blogging site Twitter with #whatsappdown.
Kolkata Police warns public about sextortion
Kolkata/UNI: Cautioning people about the menace of sextortion, Kolkata Police has appealed to the general public not to accept WhatsApp video calls or any other video call from any unknown number.
Citizens can now access Digilocker services on the MyGov Helpdesk on WhatsApp
New Delhi: In a major initiative to make Government services accessible, inclusive, transparent and simple, MyGov on Monday announced that citizens will now be able to use the MyGov Helpdesk on WhatsApp to access the Digilocker service.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram go down in major global outage
New Delhi/IBNS: In a major global outage, social media platforms such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram have gone down.
WhatsApp banned 20 lakh Indian accounts between May 15 and June 15
New Delhi/IBNS: More than 20 lakh WhatsApp accounts were banned between May 15 and June 15 in India to prevent online abuse and keep users safe, the instant messaging platform said on Thursday.
Won't enforce new policy till data protection bill is passed: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
New Delhi/IBNS: Messaging application WhatsApp on Friday told the Delhi High Court that it won't enforce its new policy until the Personal Data Protection Bill comes into force, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: While the government is committed to protecting the right to privacy of citizens, it comes with "reasonable restrictions" and no fundamental right is "absolute", the Centre said Wednesday responding to WhatsApp's lawsuit against the new digital guidelines on grounds that they violate user privacy.
WhatsApp files case in Delhi HC against Centre over digital rules
New Delhi/IBNS: Messaging application WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in the Delhi High Court against the central government's new digital rules effecting from Wednesday, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours before the expiry of the three-month deadline for compliance with the Intermediary Guidelines, announced by the Indian government in February, social media giant Facebook said it will comply with the new rules, media reports said.
IT Ministry asks WhatsApp to withdraw new privacy policy in fresh notice
New Delhi/IBNS: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has asked WhatsApp to remove its updated privacy policy, in a fresh notice, asserting that it undermines the values of informational privacy and data security, according to media reports.
New privacy policy update is not 'mandatory': WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
New Delhi/UNI: The Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp on Friday told the Delhi High Court that its privacy policy update is not 'mandatory' in nature as it does not force any user to accept the same.