WhatsApp responds to criticism over new privacy policy: Here’s what it said

WhatsApp has finally responded to the criticism that it is facing over its new privacy policy. In a response to a petition in the Delhi High Court last week, the Facebook-owned messaging app said that other tech companies have similar policies and that they collect more data in some cases.

In the affidavit filed by the company in the Delhi HC, WhatsApp has cited the privacy policies of other tech companies including Zomato, Ola, BigBasket, Koo and government’s Aarogya Setu app. The application reviewed by Inc42 also cites US-based tech companies such as Microsoft, Google, Zoom and Republic TV’s website, Republic World, to prove its point.