The case is being watched closely because it could result in regulation around user data privacy in India. If you look at the potential of the Indian market, then it becomes even more apparent that we need a law around user data privacy. For WhatsApp users, who are not on Facebook, this becomes unfair, unless they had opted out before hand. Digital services like Google, Facebook, are driven by ad-based models, and for these companies user data is doubly precious. Finally, this nonchalance towards the problem of user data privacy becomes even more grave, when one considers Aadhaar data.

Source: Indian Express May 17, 2017 09:35 UTC