WhatsApp had announced last month it plans to share some user information with parent Facebook. It has also given existing users a way of opting out of the sharing deal. The bench noted that WhatsApp had promised complete security and protection of privacy when it was launched. Under the earlier privacy policy, there was complete protection of user privacy. WhatsApp had earlier informed the court that when a user account was deleted, the information of that person was no longer retained on its servers.

Source: The Telegraph September 23, 2016 12:22 UTC