"Sharing of user data collected on WhatsApp with other Meta companies or Meta company products for purposes other than for providing WhatsApp services shall not be made a condition for users to access WhatsApp service in India. All future policy updates shall also comply with these requirements."
"WhatsApp does not share user data with Meta for advertising purposes except where a user chooses to use optional features, and that data will not be shared if those features are not used."
"Advertising is a legitimate business model, and the Internet runs on billions of dollars of advertising. Since WhatsApp is a messaging service rather than a product, users can opt out and switch to alternatives."
WhatsApp filed an affidavit with the Supreme Court affirming that personal messages remain protected by end-to-end encryption and pledging compliance with CCI-mandated data-sharing remedies. The company will notify users and enable opt-out options for data sharing through prominent settings tabs. WhatsApp explicitly stated that sharing user data with other Meta companies cannot be a condition for accessing WhatsApp services in India. The platform confirmed it does not share user data with Meta for advertising unless users voluntarily enable optional features. WhatsApp is preparing compliance plans for India's new digital data protection law, which faces Supreme Court challenges regarding potential surveillance misuse. Opinions diverge on these measures, with some supporting restrictions on tech company data exploitation while others argue advertising represents legitimate business practice.
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