WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy sparks US$25.4m fine, five-year data-sharing ban for Meta in India

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NEW DELHI, Nov 19 — India has imposed a penalty of 2,131 million rupees (US$25.4 million) on Facebook parent company Met...

It said sharing of user data collected on WhatsApp with other Meta companies for purposes other than providing WhatsApp services “shall not be made a condition for users to access WhatsApp service in India.

The issue is related to WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy, which was implemented on a “take-it-or-leave-it” basis, the commission said in a statement on Monday.

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