The WhatsApp soap opera continues. A privacy-focused advertising campaign has just been launched in the UK and Germany.After a shattering controversy around new terms of use in January 2021, WhatsApp is trying somehow to restore its image. Following this announcement, the messaging company even postponed the implementation of its T&Cs to May 15 in order to play the … [Read more...] about UK: WhatsApp launches campaign focused on privacy
WhatsApp files a complaint against the Indian government
Company sued Delhi High Court for violation of privacy rights.Facebook's messaging app WhatsApp considers the new law enacted in India to violate the right to privacy and contrary to the country's Constitution. The company therefore filed a complaint with the Delhi High Court against the government. According to Reuters, this concerns a measure forcing platforms to … [Read more...] about WhatsApp files a complaint against the Indian government
Germany orders suspension of controversial new WhatsApp T&Cs
They decided under the emergency GDPR procedure.The equivalent of the CNIL in Hamburg, the city where Facebook Germany is headquartered, announced the suspension of the new general conditions of use of WhatsApp (pdf) on May 11. They decided under the urgent GDPR procedure. And there is urgency: the new WhatsApp T&Cs should normally come into effect on May 15.A … [Read more...] about Germany orders suspension of controversial new WhatsApp T&Cs