WhatsApp updated privacy policy in India has attracted a lot of attention ever since it was announced. In fact, a lot of users have even decided to ditch the app for other alternatives like Signal and Telegram. Now, a petition has been filed in an Indian court which says that WhatsApp updated privacy policy verges on user surveillance and threatens India's security.

Earlier this year, WhatsApp said it reserved the right to share some data including location and phone number with Facebook and its units such as Instagram. This attracted a lot of attention and naturally, it pissed off a lot of its users.

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Of course, you can choose to ditch the app entirely and move to something else like Signal or Telegram. It's not an ideal solution since it'll be a task to move all your contacts and group chats to a completely new app but that seems like the only option for now in case you don't want to play by WhatsApp's rules.

Following the outrage, WhatsApp did note that the new privacy policy update does not the privacy of the messages shared with friends or family. But the damage has been done and now it remains to be seen as to what comes out of this new legal challenge.

Source: Reuters

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