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Kumar Utkarsh February 7, 2026 11:22 AM IST
WhatsApp users can now protect privacy by using alternate numbers, landlines, and business accounts to chat securely without revealing their personal phone number to strangers or groups.
Kumar Utkarsh January 28, 2026 1:21 PM IST
WhatsApp has launched Strict Account Settings, a lockdown-style privacy feature that strengthens security, blocks unknown contacts, and protects users from scams, spam and targeted cyber threats.
Kumar Utkarsh December 16, 2025 3:08 PM IST
NCLAT orders WhatsApp to seek clear user consent before sharing any data with Meta, reinforcing transparency and user control. The platform now has three months to update its privacy and compliance mechanisms.
Kumar Utkarsh November 20, 2025 1:17 PM IST
Researchers uncovered a major privacy flaw in WhatsApp that exposed profile photos and metadata of crores of Indian users, raising serious concerns over data security and compliance under India's new DPDP rules.
Kumar Utkarsh October 21, 2025 4:22 PM IST
WhatsApp is quietly trying out a new way to stop annoying spam. They're putting a limit on how many messages you can send in chats where only one person is talking. The goal? To finally cut down on those endless sales pitches, stop people from misusing the app, and encourage real, back-and-forth conversations instead of mass blasting.
India.com News Desk December 22, 2023 3:41 PM IST
As reports surface concerning data breaches, WhatsApp remains committed to strengthening user privacy and improving the user experience.
India.com News Desk December 21, 2023 4:21 PM IST
This guide will equip you with the knowledge and tools to navigate the world of WhatsApp groups and tweak it's setting to manage your social messaging with confidence and security.
Sumaila Zaman May 11, 2023 8:26 PM IST
The spam calls showed country codes of Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Ethiopia, among others. Most of these calls started with +251 (Ethiopia), +62 (Indonesia), +254 (Kenya), +84 (Vietnam), and other countries.
India.com News Desk August 9, 2022 2:48 PM IST
The key features were announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, giving users more control over their conversations and added layers of protection when messaging.
India.com News Desk June 3, 2021 1:26 PM IST
The Centre has urged the Delhi HC to issue interim direction to WhatsApp to desist from any action of 'pushing notifications' onto existing users related to the updated privacy policy.
IANS May 17, 2021 4:25 PM IST
The updated policy will allow WhatsApp to share some data about users' interactions with business accounts with its parent company Facebook.
IANS May 8, 2021 12:51 PM IST
After persistent reminders, the users will encounter limited functionality on WhatsApp until they accept the updates.
India.com News Desk January 25, 2021 4:31 PM IST
"It is not mandatory to download it. Every other app has similar terms and conditions regarding sharing of user information with others," the court said.
India.com News Desk January 21, 2021 1:39 PM IST
A Parliamentary panel will on Thursday interrogate Facebook executives on the concerns surrounding the privacy policy changes of the popular messaging app WhatsApp, a report stated.
India.com News Desk January 19, 2021 2:18 PM IST
In a written letter to WhatsApp CEO Will Cathcart, the IT ministry asked the company to furnish responses to the government's query regarding the privacy, data transfer and sharing policies.
Priyanka January 18, 2021 3:12 PM IST
Under the new policy, users can either accept it or exit the app, but they cannot opt not to share their data with other Facebook-owned or third party apps.
India.com News Desk January 17, 2021 9:06 PM IST
The issues of safeguarding citizens' rights, preventing misuse of social media platforms and women security in the digital space will be discussed in the meeting.
India.com News Desk January 16, 2021 4:53 PM IST
The petition especially highlights the difference of approach in EU and India countries with respect to the privacy policy of WhatsApp and how the data of Indian users can be misused by such big tech companies.
IANS January 15, 2021 6:04 PM IST
Some screenshots showed indexing of personal mobile numbers of WhatsApp users via Web version on Google search.
India.com News Desk January 12, 2021 11:46 AM IST
WhatsApp had recently faced a huge security crisis when over 4,000 links inviting people to join private groups had been indexed on Google, suggesting a massive data breach and enabled anyone to join these groups.
IANS January 11, 2021 11:30 PM IST
WhatsApp users in India and elsewhere who wish to join either Telegram, which has raced to cross 500 million users globally or Signal (which is yet to reveal official user numbers), are currently confused between which app to choose from.
India.com News Desk January 9, 2021 4:05 PM IST
Signal's Twitter bio reads "Say "hello" to privacy."
India.com News Desk January 8, 2021 9:31 AM IST
Signal is a well-known privacy-focused messaging app, that is widely used by security experts, privacy researchers, academics, and journalists around the world. The Signal protocol also underpins WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption, although one key difference is that Signal is open source, while WhatsApp is not.
Pragati Ratti Sharma March 31, 2017 1:00 PM IST
The Supreme Court judges, in a first, have come forward expressing willingness to work during the summer vacation to hear 'very important' cases like triple talaq, Whatsapp privacy and Aadhaar.
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