"All they have done in their entire report is privacy regulation," counsel appearing for WhatsApp told the appellate tribunal.
'By leveraging user data from WhatsApp, Meta can enhance its technology.' 'It (user data) is collected by me, it's my personal property. Shall I give it to my competitors?'
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday told the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) that no internet intermediary could come close to WhatsApp in terms of revenues as well as assets.
'As a platform, we are saying, if we are told to break encryption, then WhatsApp goes.'
'Each side could consider challenging the NCLAT's stay order before the Supreme Court.'
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 instant messaging platform's updated privacy policy of 2021.
Fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Wednesday ordered a detailed probe into popular messaging platform WhatsApp's updated privacy policy and terms of service after finding that the 'exploitative and exclusionary conduct' in the garb of the policy update prima facie violated competition norms.
The Delhi high court on Friday asked the Centre to reply to pleas by Facebook and WhatsApp challenging the new IT rules for social media intermediaries requiring the messaging app to "trace" chats and make provisions to identify the first originator of information.
Apple and Signal silent on names required under the new IT rules.
While the investment amount could not be immediately ascertained, a report pegged it at about $2 billion.
The partnership will also see the two parties cooperate on technology initiatives, including development of affordable smartphones.
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