WhatsApp privacy policy violates Indian IT laws and rules: Centre tells HC

The Centre on Monday told the Delhi High Court that it views the new privacy policy of WhatsApp as a violation of the Indian Information Technology (IT) law and rules, and sought directions to the social media platform to make it clear whether it was conforming to the same.

The central government’s claim was made before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh during the hearing of several pleas challenging WhatsApp’s new privacy policy, which according to the platform has come into effect from May 15 and has not been deferred.