Not forcing users to accept new update in privacy policy: WhatsApp to Delhi HC

Messaging app WhatsApp told the Delhi High Court on Friday that it is not forcing any user to accept the 2021 update in its privacy policy as it is not mandatory.

It said that users will have a choice whether to accept the 2021 update, or they can choose not to do so, and are free to delete their WhatsApp accounts at any time.

The reply of WhatsApp came on a petition challenging the privacy policy of social messaging app.

Countering the allegation leveled in the petition, WhatsApp submitted that users were not previously given the option to opt-out of WhatsApp’s privacy policies if they wanted to use the WhatsApp service.