Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:08pm on 03 Feb 2026,Tuesday Business
India's Supreme Court issued a stern warning to Meta over WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy on Tuesday. Chief Justice Surya Kant told the tech giant to "leave India" if it cannot follow the Constitution, emphasizing that no citizen's privacy will be compromised. The court ordered WhatsApp to halt all user data sharing with Meta until the case concludes. The bench criticized the policy's complex language, noting ordinary users like street vendors cannot understand such terms. Concerns were raised about commercial exploitation of user data, including targeted advertising based on private chats. This hearing addresses appeals against a ₹213.14-crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India for abusing market dominance. (PC: X)
