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CCI has fined Meta Rs 231 crore and it also means WhatsApp is changing for you – Times of India

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WhatsApp users in India will soon see significant changes to their app interface following the Competition Commission of India’s order requiring Meta to implement new privacy controls and data-sharing options.The messaging platform, with over 500 million users in India, must add prominent in-app notifications allowing users to opt out of data sharing with Meta’s other…

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CCI fines Meta Rs 213 crore over WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update: Told to take these “behavioural remedies” within a defined timeline – Times of India

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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a ₹213.14 crore ($25.6 million) penalty on Meta Platforms and ordered WhatsApp to implement specific behavioural remedies within a defined timeline, including a five-year ban on sharing user data with other Meta companies for advertising purposes.The antitrust watchdog ruled that WhatsApp’s mandatory data-sharing policy constituted an abuse of…

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