Indian Students Score a Partial Win in Facebook Privacy Dispute (bloomberg.com)

WhatsApp announced last month that it would stop begin sharing some of users' information -- phone number, contact information of people in your address book etc -- with Facebook. Two Indian students last month expressed their concern over this, adding that WhatsApp was "severely" compromising their privacy and those of other billion plus users, and that it was reneging from its original promise. They approached Delhi High Court, and after hearing from everyone, the bench of chief justice told WhatsApp that it must delete data of users who are opt out of privacy policy changes before September 25. Bloomberg adds: The Delhi High Court on Friday ruled that WhatsApp has to delete all data on users who choose to stop using the service before Sept. 25, when the new policy takes effect. Also, it can only share data collected after that date. However, going forward, WhatsApp is free to share information on users who haven't opted out. The court also asked India's government to consider if it was feasible to craft regulations to oversee WhatsApp and other messaging apps, though it didn't specify what form they could take.

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Re:Eh?

[jenningsthecat]

Well which one is it? It's like I don't do understand it!

Well, I'll be the first to risk Flamebait mods by saying it: this summary reads as though it was written by someone whose first language was Hindi or something similar. If you read the following sections aloud in the common stereotype of an Indian accent you'll immediately know what I mean:

"their privacy and those of other billion plus users"
"reneging from its original promise"
"approached Delhi High Court"
"the bench of chief justice"
"must delete data of users"
"who are opt out of privacy policy changes"