:India's competition watchdog directed WhatsApp to refrain from sharing user data for advertising purposes with other applications owned by Meta for a period of five years and fined the U.S. tech giant $25.4 million on Monday over antitrust violations related to the messaging application's 2021 privacy policy.

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CCI bans WhatsApp from sharing data with Meta for 5 years, fines Rs 213.14 crore for antitrust violations in India.

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India's competition regulator also issued a cease-and-desist direction for Meta and WhatsApp from anti-competitive practices.

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India's competition watchdog directed WhatsApp to refrain from sharing user data for advertising purposes with other applications owned by Meta for a period of five years and fined the U.S. tech giant $25.4 million on Monday.

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The watchdog concluded that the 2021 policy update by WhatsApp on a "take-it-or-leave-it" basis constitutes an imposition of unfair conditions.

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India restricts WhatsApp sharing data with other Meta entities, imposes US$25.4 million fine

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a fine of ₹213.14 crore ($25.4 million) on Meta over the 2021 privacy policy update of WhatsApp. 

According to the CCI, users in India should not be forced to agree to share their WhatsApp data with other Meta companies or products for purposes unrelated to WhatsApp services. The commission said, "WhatsApp will not share user data collected on its platform with other Meta Companies or Meta Co

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The Competition Commission of India has directed Meta to "cease and desist" from anti-competitive practices.

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Meta fined Rs 213 crore over WhatsApp privacy policy by competition regulator

India`s CCI penalizes Meta ₹213.14 crore for WhatsApp`s 2021 privacy policy update, citing anti-competitive practices and unfair business methods. Meta faces data-sharing restrictions.

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CCI fines Meta RS 213 cr for WhatsApp privacy abuse

India’s competition watchdog has ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with other Meta units for advertising purposes for five years and also levied a fine of $25.4 million for antitrust violations related to WhatsApp’s controversial 2021 privacy policy. The Competition Commission of India, which began the investigation in 2021, found that WhatsApp’s “take-it-or-leave-it” privacy […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use …

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