Publicise undertaking given to govt in 2021: SC to WhatsApp on privacy policy

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed WhatsApp to widely publicise its undertaking given to the Centre that it will not limit functionality for users not agreeing to its 2021 privacy policy but......

Justice Lalit sworn in as 49th Chief Justice of India

Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, the senior-most judge in the Supreme Court, was on Saturday sworn in as the 49th Chief Justice of India. IMAGES: President Droupadi Murmu administers oath to Justice Uday......

Delhi HC rejects WhatsApp, Facebook appeals over CCI probe

The Delhi high court dismissed the appeals of WhatsApp and Facebook on Thursday against an order rejecting their challenge to a probe ordered by the Competition Commission of India (CCI) into the......

SC to take up 25 Constitution Bench matters from August 29

The Supreme Court on Wednesday notified that 25 five-judge Constitution bench matters will be listed from August 29, two days after Chief Justice designate Justice UU Lalit would take over his......

WhatsApp India head Abhijit Bose quits

WhatsApp India head Abhijit Bose and Meta's public policy head Rajiv Aggarwal have resigned from their positions, social media major Meta said on Tuesday. The development comes within a week of......

Big Tech in financial system poses concentration risk: Shaktikanta Das

The increasing involvement of Big Tech in the financial system could give rise to concentration risk and there are potential spillovers, which call for closer attention, Reserve Bank of India (RBI)......

Explained: WhatsApp's New Privacy Policy

A WhatsApp spokesperson said the update 'does not impact the privacy of personal messages for anyone'.Ritwik Sharma reports. IMAGE: 'WhatsApp is collecting large amounts of data through metadata......

Govt directs WhatsApp to withdraw new privacy policy

The government has ordered WhatsApp to withdraw its controversial new privacy policy, saying the changes undermine the sacrosanct values of privacy, data security and harms rights and interests of......