India Hits Meta with $25M Fine Over WhatsApp Privacy Breach! 📱

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Summary:

  1. Major Penalty for Meta
    India’s Competition Commission fined Meta $25.4 million, citing antitrust violations tied to WhatsApp’s 2021 privacy policy update.

  2. Ban on Data Sharing
    WhatsApp has been ordered to stop sharing user data with other Meta units for advertising purposes for the next five years.

  3. Abuse of Dominance
    The “take-it-or-leave-it” policy forced users to accept expanded data sharing without an opt-out option, deemed an abuse of Meta’s market dominance.

  4. Policy Backlash
    The 2021 update eliminated the earlier opt-out option available since 2016, broadening Meta’s data collection scope and raising privacy concerns.

  5. Regulatory Crackdown
    This action signals India’s increasing focus on digital rights and curbing anti-competitive practices in the tech sector.

Read more at: TechCrunch