No user’s account will be closed for non-acceptance of the new terms of WhatsApp, but WhatsApp will take away access to some features from them.
Whatsapp Privacy Policy
A senior official in the Ministry of Electronic and IT said that the government is ‘actively pursuing’ the best possible options regarding the issue of WhatsApp Privacy Rules on WhatsApp.
It is worth noting that WhatsApp had fixed the deadline till February 8 for its users to accept the changes made in the privacy policy (WhatsApp Privacy Policy), but later this deadline was given till May 15 to accept the disputed updates. Has been canceled. The company also said that no user’s account will be closed for non-acceptance of new conditions, but WhatsApp will take away access to certain features from them. WhatsApp cannot delete your account, but will limit some basic features.
Ministry is paying attention to all possible options
Jyoti Arora, the special secretary and financial advisor of the ministry, said in an ASSOCHAM program, ‘The ministry is aware of this problem. Today, Germany banned this privacy policy of WhatsApp. The Ministry is actively taking all possible options on this issue. Jyoti was responding to the concerns raised by a Jharkhand government official. The official had said that people living in rural areas of Jharkhand are being forced to accept the new privacy rules of WhatsApp, even though they are not aware of their impact on themselves.
Will not be able to use essential features
Obviously, WhatsApp’s deadline to accept the new privacy policy is just one day away, but the company had recently made some big announcements. WhatsApp updated on its FAQ page that it will not delete users’ accounts if the new privacy policy is not accepted. However, if users fail to accept the policy after continuous reminders, they will be able to use the “Limited” feature. After a few more weeks, WhatsApp will take away some essential features.
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