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WhatsApp authorities has assured that it will not limit the functionality for users not agreeing to its new policy, however it will continue to remind the users about the update and “maintain this approach” till the forthcoming data protection law comes into effect.
This response came in an emailed statement by one of the spokesperson, after the government directed the Messaging platform to withdraw its new policy.
The emailed statement contended that the company will not limit the functionality of how WhatsApp works in the coming weeks and it assured that the privacy of users remains the highest priority for the Facebook owned entity.
“Instead, we will continue to remind users from time to time about the update…We hope this approach reinforces the choice that all users have whether or not they want to interact with a business. We will maintain this approach until at least the forthcoming PDP (Personal Data Protection) law comes into effect,” the spokesperson apprised.
Furthermore the spokesperson reiterated that the recent update does not change the privacy of people’s personal messages and its purpose is to provide additional information about how people can interact with business if they choose to do so.
Previously this year, WhatsApp received widespread criticism over its policy change and on the apprehensions that user data would be shared with the parent entity Facebook. The IT department of India even gave a notice to the company stating that the same would breach data protection laws and privacy of individuals.
Answering all the questions raised, WhatsApp assured of its user friendly functionality.
