WhatsApp’s separate privacy policies for Europe and India raise concerns
While WhatsApp users in India will soon have no other option than sharing their data with Facebook and other group platforms, the messaging app has clarified that its policies on data-sharing remain unchanged for users in Europe. HIGHLIGHTS WhatsApp rolling out separate privacy and data sharing policies for Europe and India has raised fresh demands for stringent data protection law. WhatsApp has clarified that its policies on data-sharing remain unchanged for users in Europe. WhatsApp does not share European Region user data with Facebook for the purpose of the latter using this data to improve its products or ads. WhatsApp’s policy of rolling out separate privacy and data sharing policies for Europe and India has raised fresh demands for a stringent data protection law in India from legal and privacy rights experts. While WhatsApp users in India will soon have no other option than sharing their data with Facebook and other group platforms, the messaging app has clarified that its po