Messaging service provider WhatsApp told the Delhi high court on Monday that it has not decided to defer the roll-out of a contentious privacy policy, and will continue to “persuade” users to accept it before their accounts are eventually deleted if they don’t comply. The company has been under fire for the new privacy policy that critics say will allow it to share more data with its parent Facebook without giving users the opportunity to opt out. The high court on Monday refrained from ordering a stay on the implementation of the policy. If they don’t agree we will delete them... there is no deferment of policy,” Sibal told the court. Appearing for the Centre, additional solicitor general (ASG) Chetan Sharma said the privacy policy is in violation of Indian IT laws and rules.

Source: Hindustan Times May 17, 2021 21:56 UTC