The court was hearing an appeal against the Competition Commission of India's ongoing probe into WhatsApp's privacy policy. The Centre had earlier told WhatsApp to withdraw its policy. The court was hearing an appeal against the Competition Commission of India’s ongoing probe into WhatsApp’s privacy policy. A WhatsApp spokesperson after the hearing clarified to The Indian Express that the statement was made in context of only those users who have not yet consented to the privacy policy. A single-judge bench of the High Court had on April 22 dismissed the petitions filed by WhatsApp and Facebook which have been arguing that the issue related to the privacy policy is already pending before the Supreme Court and High Court.

Source: Indian Express July 09, 2021 06:40 UTC