Whatsapp’s either-or stand on privacy may add to legal troubles, government decision soon

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is looking into WhatsApp’s announcement that it would over time limit users’ access to their chat lists, incoming voice or video calls if they do not accept the new terms of the privacy policy, according to government officials. A decision on the issue is likely to be made soon, one of the officials said.

On May 7, WhatsApp said it will not delete any accounts that did not accept its updated terms of privacy policy by May 15. On Monday, however, the platform said that though it would not delete the accounts, it would restrict such users’ access to their chat list and they would eventually not be able to answer incoming voice or video calls over the app.