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Most privacy policies say that continued use constitutes acceptance. Does anybody know why this update requires explicit acceptance? What's in it that's so seri
by akkartik 5y ago
Most privacy policies say that continued use constitutes acceptance. Does anybody know why this update requires explicit acceptance? What's in it that's so serious?
- elliekelly 5y agoThe article paints it as Facebook trying to play nice(r than usual) because of regulators: > The decision not to fully enforce the deadline seems to be in reaction to the stern stance that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) in India took against the company. Earlier this year, the ministry filed a counter-affidavit in the high court to prevent WhatsApp from going ahead with the privacy policy update.
- blendergeek 5y agoBefore being aquired by Facebook, Whatsapp might have had a non-evil ToS that didn't automatically assume acceptance of changes. I really don't know details here.