The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Center and WhatsApp on the new privacy policy of the messaging app.
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Center and WhatsApp on the new privacy policy of the messaging app. The court has sought an answer from the government and the messaging app on a petition within four weeks. It has accused low standards of privacy for Indians compared to European users of messaging apps. The petition has sought to stop WhatsApp from implementing a new privacy policy in India.
People are afraid of losing privacy
Talking on this, the top court found that there are big concerns about the privacy of the people and the privacy of citizens is more important than money. The apex court said that people are afraid that they may lose their privacy and it is our duty to protect them.
A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde has issued notice to the government and Facebook-owned platform on an interim application filed by Karamanya Singh Sarin. The apex court said that people value their privacy, more than the value of the company, which can be in trillions.
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WhatsApp claims the data sharing allegations are false
Calling the allegations of sharing the data of its users false, WhatsApp told the Supreme Court that the same privacy policy is suitable for all countries, except European countries, which have special data protection laws. He said that there is a special law on privacy in Europe and if there is a similar law in India, then they will also follow it.
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In its reply, the apex court said that people value their privacy more than the value of the company, which can be in trillions, people are very much afraid that they will lose their privacy and it is their duty to protect it.