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WhatsApp denies claims that someone is selling its user data

November 29, 2022 Joana Bagano 0

A report by CyberNews alleged that a cyber attacker is selling of millions of WhatsApp user data from around the world. WhatsApp insists it’s not true. Read more…

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JioMart customers can now shop and buy via WhatsApp

September 1, 2022 Staff Writer 0

JioMart on WhatsApp allows consumers to browse JioMart’s grocery catalog, add items to their cart and pay for them without leaving the messaging app. Read more…

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India plans to regulate WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal

August 9, 2022 Staff Writer 0

India may devise a law to regulate messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal to address security-related concerns. Read more…

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WhatsApp to lure Indians to its payments service with cashback rewards

April 27, 2022 News Centre 0

WhatsApp plans cashback rewards to lure more Indians to its payments service, and is testing similar incentives for merchant payments. Read more…

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NPCI grants approval for WhatsApp to double its payments user base

April 14, 2022 News Centre 0

WhatsApp wins regulatory approval from India’s NPCI to more than double the number of users of its payments service to 100 million. Read more…

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Facebook appoints Amazon exec to head WhatsApp payments in India

June 29, 2021 News Centre 0

Facebook-owned WhatsApp has appointed a former Amazon exec as head of payments in India as it looks to scale the service. Read more…

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Social media or government – which is now the more powerful?

June 8, 2021 Alex Leslie 0

Social media is getting too big for its boots. Enter the term ‘India Twitter,’ India Facebook’ or ‘India WhatsApp’ and you see the problem. Read more…

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WhatsApp’s refusal to comply with India rules a clear “act of defiance”

May 27, 2021 Staff Writer 0

India said WhatsApp’s refusal to comply with the new IT Rules is a clear “act of defiance” and any company is subject to the law of the land. Read more…

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WhatsApp files lawsuit against Indian Government blocking of privacy rules

May 26, 2021 News Centre 0

WhatsApp has filed a lawsuit in Delhi against the Indian government seeking to block regulations that compel it to break privacy protections. Read more…

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Privacy policy row: India threatens action against WhatsApp

May 20, 2021 Staff Writer 0

India has directed Facebook-owned WhatsApp to roll back its contentious new privacy policy and has given seven days to respond to its notice. Read more…

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Bored with lockdowns, why not buy a diamond on WhatsApp?

April 14, 2021 News Centre 0

Genoa-based jeweller Gismondi 1754 turned to messaging service WhatsApp to sell a 300,000 euro diamond ring to a wealthy Swiss client. Read more…

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India’s competition watchdog orders probe into WhatsApp privacy policy

March 25, 2021 News Centre 0

India’s competition watchdog has ordered a probe into a WhatsApp privacy policy update, saying the service had breached antitrust laws. Read more…

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India asks court to restrain WhatsApp implementing new privacy policy

March 22, 2021 Staff Writer 0

India says WhatsApp’s new privacy policy violates the country’s IT rules and has asked a court to restrain the Facebook-owned messaging app. Read more…

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WhatsApp hires Amazon executive to head payments business in India

March 19, 2021 News Centre 0

WhatsApp has hired a top Amazon executive to head its payments business in India, as the service gears up to expand in the booming sector. Read more…

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Indian state-run entities join forces to enhance WhatsApp rival, Samvad

February 11, 2021 Staff Writer 0

Two Indian state-run companies are joining forces to further develop the WhatsApp alternative, Samvad, by adding enterprise-grade features. Read more…

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India has asked WhatsApp to withdraw changes to its privacy policy

January 20, 2021 News Centre 0

India’s technology ministry has asked WhatsApp to withdraw changes to its privacy policy the messenger announced this month. Read more…

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WhatsApp to delay update after storm of concern over privacy policy

January 16, 2021 News Centre 0

Facebook Inc’s WhatsApp is delaying an update after a storm of concern from users who feared it was watering down its privacy policy. Read more…

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WhatsApp ambitions for India thwarted by privacy policy backlash

January 14, 2021 News Centre 0

WhatsApp is battling mistrust globally with updated privacy policy, the backlash risks thwarting its ambitions in its biggest market, India. Read more…

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RCS future is bright – according to Juniper – but is there trouble ahead?

December 10, 2020 Alex Leslie 0

RCS has had a lot of bad press over the years and it has taken a long time to mature. It was designed by committee, which which never helps. Read more…

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WhatsApp Pay may get approval despite India’s RBI mulling stricter rules

October 28, 2020 Staff Writer 0

India may finally give a nod to Facebook-owned WhatsApp to start its digital payment service, albeit in a calibrated manner. Read more…

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