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CCI slaps fine on Meta over WhatsApp policy
Hindustan Times
|November 19, 2024
In a significant blow to WhatsApp and its parent entity Meta, the Competition Commission of India, on Monday, imposed a penalty of ₹213.14 crore (about $25.3 million) on Meta for abusing its dominant position in 2021 when it pushed an update to WhatsApp's privacy policy, thus violating the Competition Act.
The CCI has instructed WhatsApp to not share user data with other Meta companies (like Instagram and Facebook) and products for advertising purposes for five years.
The CCI has also forbidden WhatsApp from making user data sharing with Meta companies a precondition for accessing WhatsApp services in India.
For data shared with Meta companies and products for purposes other than advertising, WhatsApp's policy must specify what kind of data is shared and why. When WhatsApp user data is shared for any purpose other than providing WhatsApp services, the users must be given the choice to opt out of such data sharing, and modify their choice in-app. This option must be made available to all users, including those who accepted the 2021 update.
This story is from the November 19, 2024 edition of Hindustan Times.
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