WhatsApp obtaining “trick consent” for updated privacy policy: Centre tells Delhi High Court

New Delhi: The Central government has told the Delhi High Court that WhatsApp is indulging in anti-user practices by obtaining “trick consent” from its users for its updated privacy policy of 2021.

This is being done by “pushing notifications” to its users on the same and the messaging app should be restrained from the doing the same, the Centre requested the Court.

In its additional counter affidavit submitted to the Court, the Central government stated that WhatsApp users, who have not accepted the updated 2021 privacy policy, are now being bombarded with notifications on everyday basis.

Central government has asserted that WhatsApp’s game plan is to transfer the entire existing user base committed to updated 2021 privacy policy before the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill becomes the law.