Facebook Said to Be Questioned on WhatsApp’s Privacy by Parliamentary 14366 Technology News

The will ask why Facebook needed to change WhatsApp's and how it will impact s, as per a source. 6mr5n

By Reuters | Updated: 21 January 2021 15:55 IST

Facebook Said to Be Questioned on WhatsApp’s Privacy by Parliamentary

WhatsApp kicked off a storm with new , under which it could share data with Facebook 6n2f68

Highlights

Demand for Signal and Telegram surged on privacy concerns
With 400 million s, India is WhatsApp's biggest market
Facebook invested $5.7 billion (roughly Rs. 41,600 crores) in Jio

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Facebook executives will field questions from a parliamentary on Thursday about the changes to WhatsApp's privacy, a source said, days after the messaging platform was asked by the country's technology ministry to withdraw them.

The will ask why WhatsApp's and how it will impact s, the source said. WhatsApp did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment.

The messaging platform earlier this month kicked off a storm when it informed s it was preparing a new , under which it could share limited data, including phone number and location, with Facebook and its group firms.

Demand for rival applications such as Telegram surged on privacy concerns and WhatsApp last week decided to delay the new policy launch to May from February.

With 400 million s, India is WhatsApp's biggest market, and the messaging service has big plans for the country's growing digital payments space, including selling health insurance via partners.

Facebook last year invested $5.7 billion (roughly Rs. 41,600 crores) in the digital unit of Reliance Industries, with a big part of that aimed at drawing in ten of millions of traditional shop owners to use digital payments via WhatsApp.

Earlier this week, India's Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said in an email to WhatsApp boss that the new take away choice from Indian s.

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