Facebook (India) cannot be a republic within the Republic of India, he argued and cautioned SC against interfering with a House panel summons asking top Facebook India executive to appear before it to explain its stand on the recent communal riots in Delhi.
In his plea, advocate Chaitanya Rohilla, alleged that the new norms, which are mandatory for the users to accept by February 8, also jeopardises the national security of the country by sharing, transmitting and storing the users' data in some other country. The petitioner alleged that WhatsApp is integrating people into Facebook so that Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram (another subsidiary of Facebook) all become part of one package.
The petitioners have sought that the court direct the Ministry as well as WhatsApp to provide users an option to opt out of sharing their data with any company.
Delhi HC seeks govt's stand on plea against WhatsApp privacy policy on Business Standard. The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the central government's response on a petition challenging the new privacy policy of social networking platform WhatsApp.
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Wednesday directed the DDA to ensure no unauthorised construction takes place in Sanjay Van and to keep monitoring .
A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by the Jamia Milia Islamia University seeking an FIR against Delhi Police officials for allegedly breaking into the campus without its permission and assaulting students anti-CAA protests in December 2019.