WhatsApp users will soon be able to transfer chats if they switch from an Android smartphone to iPhone, or vice-versa

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CCI said having considered media reports and the potential impact of the policy and terms for the users of messaging app and the market, it took suo moto cognisance of the matter.

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The messaging app has startedsending new in-app notifications to users reminding them to accept the new terms of service and privacy policies.

WhatsApp said that the feature is now rolling out to everyone who is on the stable channel.

Last month, WhatsApp received backlash from some of its users in India - its biggest market - after it said that WhatsApp users had until February 8 to agree to the planned privacy terms if they wished to continue using the service

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WhatsApp will display a banner in the chats that will provide more information that people can read at their own pace in the coming weeks. WhatsApp's new privacy policy goes into effect from May 15, 2021.

As Apple CEO Tim Cook keeps mentioning during events, \"Apple believes privacy is a fundamental human right,\" and the document reiterates commitment to user data privacy.

According to a WABetaInfo report, WhatsApp will soon launch a 'log out' feature for the messaging app. Users have been demanding this 'log out' feature for a while now

The apex court said that people's privacy must be protected in view of allegations that users' data is being shared with companies

While saying that the company could have done a better job of explaining the policy changes to users, Mohan said WhatsApp was extremely transparent about the changes.

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The panel will ask why Facebook needed to change WhatsApp's privacy policy and how it will impact users, the source said

Reacting to the letter by Ministry of information and Technology, WhatsApp has said that it is ready to address any misinformation around its updated policy and remains available to answer all the questions.

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

The ministry urged the WhatsApp CEO to withdraw the proposed privacy policy changes and reconsider its approach to information privacy, freedom of choice and data security

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