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ANI | Updated: Mar 01, 2021 13:54 IST New Delhi , March 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday adjourned till April 19 hearing on petition against WhatsApp's new privacy policy after the Central government sought more time saying that they are examining the issue.A single-judge Bench of Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva asked the Centre to file a status report and listed the matter for April 19.The Court noted that the government is examining the issue and granted more time to the Centre to respond on the matter.Appearing for the Centre, advocate Kirtiman Singh told the Court that the government is in process of obtaining certain clarification and they need time to consider it. He also told the court that the Supreme Court has already issued a notice on a similar application relating to WhatsApp's updated policy.In the last hearing, the Central government had told the Delhi High Court that differential treatment given to Indian users relating to WhatsApp's privacy policy is a matter of concern as the messaging application policy differs for users in European Union.The government has told the court that the data protection bill is being discussed and WhatsApp's response has been sought by the Central government…

New Delhi, March 1 : The Delhi High Court on Monday granted more time to the Centre to file the status report in a petition seeking direction for an injunction against the updated privacy policy by WhatsApp. Notably, WhatsApp had asked users to either give their consent to sharing data with Facebook or lose their accounts after February 8. The policy was, however, put on hold till May 15 due to a massive backlash by the users. The petition filed by Advocate Chaitanya Rohilla has claimed that the new policy violates the Right to Privacy guaranteed under the Constitution and gives a 360-degree profile into a person's online activity without any government oversight. During the course of proceedings, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva granted the government more time and adjourned the matter to April 19. The court refused to issue notice to the respondents in the matter. In a similar matter related to the new privacy policy, Chief Justice D.N. Patel had issued notice to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. The matter will come up for hearing on March 15. In a hearing on January 25, Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva emphasized that downloading the application is not mandatory and a person…

WhatsApp image used for representation.There are mainly two ways to start a self-chat feature on WhatsApp. Self-chat or self-message feature enables users to take quick notes or save important web links.News18.com Last Updated: February 28, 2021, 16:12 ISTFOLLOW US ON:Several Android and iOS running smartphones come with pre-installed note-taking or useful reminder apps, but we often forget about their existence. In that case, we turn to our most-used apps for taking quick notes or saving important web links so that they remain handy. WhatsApp has been around for many years, and the instant messaging app continues to be one of the most used platforms across both Android and iOS systems. So in case, you want to start a self-messaging feature to take quick notes on WhatsApp, there are simple solutions worth checking out.There are mainly two ways to start a self-chat or self-message feature on WhatsApp. For the first method, you need to use your web browser and search the URL wa.me// with your 10-digit phone number. Users in India will need to add 91 before the mobile number. Here’s how the link will look: wa.me//91XXXXXXXXXX. After running the URL on any web browser, users will notice a new web…

Home / Videos / What happened in WhatsApp this week WhatsApp is a popular messaging app that is constantly adding new features to its platform. This week got to know about more such features. In addition to that, we got to know about the milestones that the app has achieved in 12 since its debut… Author 28 Feb 2021, 04:09 PM IST in videos Related Stories What happened in WhatsApp this ... Timex iConnect Premium Active: ... Realme Buds Air 2 Unboxing and ... Nokia Earbuds Lite: Price & Specs

MP Shashi Tharoor captioned his quirky tweet as 'one of the better WhatsApp forwards of the day!'. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist) (PTI02_11_2021_000247B)(PTI) Shashi Tharoor's message featured a picture of Gandhiji’s famous spinning wheel or Charkha along with the text 'spinners have always done well in Ahmedabad especially against England' By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Ayshee Bhaduri, Hindustan Times, New Delhi UPDATED ON FEB 27, 2021 05:07 PM IST Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor took to Twitter on Saturday to share a Whatsapp forward equating Mahatma Gandhi with the spinners of the Indian cricket team.The message featured a picture of Gandhiji’s famous spinning wheel or Charkha along with the text 'spinners have always done well in Ahmedabad especially against England', capped off with a smirking face emoji. Tharoor captioned it as 'one of the better WhatsApp forwards of the day!'. India played and won a pink ball test against England in the newly christened Narendra Modi Stadium in Motera which ended in just over five sessions. The victory has largely been credited to spinners Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, and Washington Sundar, picked by captain Virat Kohli. Axar Patel and R Ashwin had a total of nine wickets between them to bowl out England…

There’s a serious issue that impacts hundreds of millions of Android Messages users worldwide—one that should have been flagged by the huge backlash that suddenly hit WhatsApp in January. But it wasn’t, it gets surprisingly little attention, even though it puts you and your private information at risk. Here’s what you need to know. Android Messages has serious security issues. Getty Great news for Android Messages users this week—you can now schedule texts to automatically send some time later, which, Google says, “will continue improving the way you communicate and help you stay in touch.” According to Google, “half a billion people across the world use Messages to seamlessly and safely connect with family, friends and others every month.” Seamlessly yes. But safely? Maybe not. From almost nowhere, 2021 has seen a belated and welcome focus on the security and privacy—or lack thereof—with the messaging apps we all use daily. WhatsApp has been slammed for the breadth of its data collection and for its back-end links to owner Facebook. Messenger has been outed for various security and privacy infringements. And iMessage has been lauded for further advancements to protect Apple’s userbase. One platform that has seemingly escaped such attention is Google’s Android Messages, which is…

India’s new social media regulations want social media apps like WhatsApp, Signal and Telegram to identify the ‘first originator’. In cases where social media apps are being used to spread ‘mischief’, the government wants the ability to track down the instigators. Tracking the origin of messages may require apps offering privacy to break end-to-end encryption. Check out the latest tech news and updates on Business Insider. Encryption is a safety blanket for many. It is the night light to keep nightmares away. But, that may no longer be the case with India’s new social media regulations. The Indian government thinks that it has found a loophole. It claims that it does not care about what messages are being passed around, but if an incident is found to have been instigated through social media, they want to know who started it all — they want to find the ‘first originator’. “We don’t want the content, because the content is already out there in the form of tweets or messages. But, who began the mischief? This, they will have to disclose,” said the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Ravi Shankar Prasad, while announcing India’s new IT rules…

Against his expectations, Chris Thurman finds the phone-friendly festival stimulating, rewarding and highly enjoyable BL PREMIUM 26 February 2021 - 05:00 Chris Thurman How much time do you spend on your phone every day? I used to be worried when I got a screen time report telling me I’d stared at that little device for more than one hour out of 24. Nowadays I think I’m doing well if I keep it under three hours.In January I made a vague resolution to reduce my daily staring and sharing (although I wasn’t committed enough to put an actual limit on Facebook and Twitter usage — I still wanted those dopamine hits). I told myself there would be less scrolling and typing, more art and music, more family conversation and board games. I gave up on those lofty aims earlier this month. Along the way, however, I almost missed the opportunity to participate in a world first: an arts festival via WhatsApp. ..

The chatbot is currently available in English and Telugu, with CDMA working to add Urdu as an additional language soon. 1592383871_htvOq3_732181_636338_432256_418973_whatsapp.jpg The Commissioner and Director of Municipal Administration (CDMA), Telangana has launched a dedicated WhatsApp channel, to ease the process of tax payment for citizens across the region. This service will be free-to-use and will also function as a source for up-to-date information about tax dues.People can simply send a ‘Hi’ to CDMA, Telangana’s official WhatsApp account on +91 90002 53342, to easily access these services and pay their taxes conveniently via a debit card, credit card or internet banking. The chatbot is currently available in English and Telugu, with CDMA working to add Urdu as an additional language soon.The ‘CDMA, Telangana Property Tax Module’ is an automated ‘chatbot’ service which has allowed citizens to substitute visits to the Municipal office, enabling contactless transactions during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. The WhatsApp-based service is also expected to significantly boost Tax collections.Commenting on the initiative, Shri KT Rama Rao, Minister of Municipal Administration and Urban Development, Telangana, said, “Telangana is one of the fastest urbanizing states. With close to 20 lakh property tax assessments across urban local bodies, our citizens are still…

India is establishing new rules to govern internet firms like Facebook Inc., WhatsApp and Twitter Inc., a fresh challenge for the American giants in a huge market that is key to their global expansion. The new guidelines, unveiled Thursday, say that in order to counter the rise of problematic content online like false news and violent material, intermediaries must establish “grievance redressal mechanisms” to resolve user complaints about postings and share with the government the names and contact details for “grievance officers” at the firms. These officers must acknowledge complaints within a day and resolve them within 15. Social media firms must take down material involving explicit sexual content within 24 hours of being flagged. Firms must also appoint officers and contact people—who live in India—to coordinate with law enforcement agencies and address complaints. Some firms must also help identify the “first originator” of some messages, the rules say. “We appreciate the proliferation of social media in India,” Ravi Shankar Prasad, India’s minister of electronics and information technology, said Thursday. “We want them to be more responsible and more accountable,” he said. The rules are New Delhi’s latest move to assert control over global tech firms that have experienced breakneck…