WhatsApp said that the proposed changes to its privacy policy do not expand its ability to share user data with Facebook and that it is open to answering questions on the issue

Data privacy is of utmost importance to users which is why more people will be switching to Signal from WhatsApp, believes Aruna Harder, Chief Operating Officer, Signal Foundation. The platform has seen a massive surge in number of users over the past couple of weeks after WhatsApp announced its updated policy. Watch as Harder shares how Signal app is ramping up infrastructure to handle user load better and its upcoming features.Also Read: PhonePe beats Google Pay; emerges as top UPI app in December

Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said his department is working on this issue and it should be clear to any platform, be it Facebook, WhatsApp or any other social media app, that they are free to do business but at the cost of privacy of its users

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Talking about WhatsApp's new privacy policy, Brian Acton remarked Signal \"being a non-profit company\" will never \"sell user data ever.\" Acton also assured that the company's commitment to privacy is never going to change

Hearing a petition filed against the new WhatsApp policy, Delhi High Court said that it was a private app and that people were free to not use it.

The panel will hear views of Facebook and Twitter on misuse of social media and online news platforms including special emphasis on women security in the digital space

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The posts are pointers on the new policy. While one reads 'We are committed to your privacy', another reads, 'WhatsApp can't read or listen to your personal conversations as they're end-to-end encrypted'

Singal the security-focused messaging app was down on Friday due to server capacity issues. The technical glitches have been fixed and Signal is back online.

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Signal that piqued user interest after Elon Musk's clarion call to 'Use Signal' has said that it has been adding new servers and extra capacity at a record pace every single day this week

WhatsApp users received a notification this month that it was preparing a new privacy policy and terms, and it reserved the right to share some user data with the Facebook app

Signal app is down for multiple users. Several Signal app users took social media to complain about the outage.

The petitioner has contended that WhatsApp rolled out its new policy without seeking permission from the government, and added it will violate the fundamental rights of Indian users

Lack of data protection bill puts India at a disadvantage and Facebook seems to be exploiting it, claim experts. They say WhatsApp has a different policy for European and non-European users

If you're indeed considering making a switch to other apps, here are a few options

The app received a fillip given the WhatsApp privacy policy chaos in the tech community with many users shifting to Telegram