In a reversal to an earlier statement, WhatsApp says that it will not limit features to users who are yet to "agree" or provide consent to their new privacy policy, and will await the proposed Personal Data Protection (Bill) which is being deliberated by a parliamentary committee. The platform will instead "remind users from time to time about the update as well as when people choose to use relevant optional features, like communicating with a business that is receiving support from Facebook," it said. Earlier this year, WhatsApp said that users would have to review its updated terms by February 8 and provide their consent to the updated privacy policy, which aims at integrating Facebook and Instagram (along with other Facebook, Inc. apps) more closely with the messaging service. However, the platform was forced to delay it following a global backlash over the company's data-sharing practices. WhatsApp thereafter shifted the deadline to May 15 and said that while it would not delete accounts of those who do not accept the policy, it will limit their features. In the following days the Government instructed the platform to with the updated privacy policy, or else it could face legal action if it did not comply with the new Information Technology Rules, 2021, according to a Reuters report. A spokesperson for Whatsapp said that they have responded to the Government of India’s letter and assured them that the privacy of users remains our highest priority.""As a reminder, the recent update does not change…
