A whats app spokesperson told Mint,”We are still participate with the government and also we all know what we said before this update will not impact the privacy of messages for anybody. Our intention is to offer details regarding new options we’re building that individuals may need, to mention a company on whats app, later on ”

The spokesperson further included, “While the majority of users who have received the new terms of service have accepted them, we appreciate some people haven’t had the chance to do so yet. No accounts were deleted on May 15 because of this update and no one in India lost functionality of WhatsApp either. We will follow up with reminders to people over the next several weeks. We’re grateful for the important role WhatsApp plays in people’s lives and we’ll take every opportunity to explain how we protect people’s personal messages and private information.”

The govt had previously voiced concerns about the newest online privacy and asserted it had been in breach of several provisions of their present Indian legislation and laws.

The IT Ministry had given whats app with a period of time of a week to think of a’decent’ answer asking to your Facebook-owned discussion application to carry the vital measures in consonance with law.

the federal government also promised in order to secure the rights and attention of Indian taxpayers, it is going to consider several alternatives available under law.

The ministry farther pointed the gap in the treatment of Indian userscompared with their European counter parts. From the announcement, the ministry said, “As you are doubtlessly aware, many Indian citizens depend on WhatsApp to communicate in everyday life. It is not just problematic, but also irresponsible, for WhatsApp to leverage this position to impose unfair terms and conditions on Indian users, particularly those that discriminate against Indian users vis-à-vis users in Europe.”