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  WhatsApp has been inquired to pull back its modern security arrangement by the Service of Gadgets and Data Innovation (MeitY), as per a letter sent by the office to the Facebook-owned moment informing stage gotten to by NDTV. MeitY accepts that the changes to WhatsApp security approach and the way of presenting the said changes undermines the consecrated values of educational security , information security, and client choice and hurts the rights and interface of Indian citizens, the letter appeared . The government has given seven days to WhatsApp to reply to the take note and in case no palatable reaction is gotten , essential steps in consonance with law will be taken, the letter nitty gritty . In a communication to WhatsApp on May 18, the Service has once once more told the informing stage to pull back its security arrangement 2021, they said. The Service , in its communication, has drawn consideration of WhatsApp as to how its unus...

  WhatsApp rivals Signal and Telegram have seen a nearly 1,200 percent growth ahead of the Facebook-owned instant messaging apps' May 15 deadline to accept a contentious privacy policy update, according to a report. Although WhatsApp recently took a step back and scrapped its last deadline, the public outrage that started in January has helped its two close alternatives attract new users. Both Signal and Telegram also utilised the outrage and took to social media platforms like Twitter to speak against WhatsApp's privacy policy. The alternative messaging apps also promoted their privacy aspects to gain over WhatsApp.  Mobile apps analytics firm Sensor Tower has reported that Signal and Telegram saw a massive spike in their adoption in January. It was the time when WhatsApp was first spotted bringing its updated privacy policy that allows its parent company Facebook to gain user data access from the messaging app. The update was originally meant to be accepted by all us...