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WhatsApp Cleared of Anti-Competitive Practices: Users Could Opt Out of Sharing Data with Facebook Within 30 Days.

August 4, 2022

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Anti-competition - Appellant has alleged the anti-competitive conduct of WhatsApp - What the Appellant has failed to prove that the Opposite party/Respondent is abusing its dominant position in the relevant market by introducing privacy policy which compels its users to share their account details and other information with Facebook as the Respondent has provided the users opt out of sharing user accounts information with Facebook within 30 days of agreeing to the updated of service and privacy policy. It also reveals that they have updated the policy for improving infrastructure and delivery system alongwith tools for securing systems and fighting with spam, abuse or such negative activities. - AT

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