India restricts WhatsApp data sharing, Meta plans to appeal

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2024.11.19 10:56
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India's competition regulator restricts Meta Platforms from sharing advertising data between WhatsApp and other applications, imposing a fine of $25.4 million. Meta plans to appeal this order, and the data-sharing restrictions will last for five years. The decision stems from an investigation into WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy, which allowed Meta to share data with its subsidiaries. Indian users can only choose to accept the policy or opt out of WhatsApp. Meta stated that the update did not change the privacy of users' personal information