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WhatsApp has said that users can contact the grievance officer with their complaints or concerns

In August, the Indian government had said that WhatsApp can’t launch WhatsApp Pay till it sets up an office

To address fake news concerns, WhatsApp recently launched the ‘Forwards’ label in India

Telecom Secretary Aruna Sundararajan said social platforms should deploy full-fledged management in India

The department of telecommunications will make lawful interceptions in the interests of public safety

Centre says that social platforms should treat Indian users on par with those overseas

MeitY is reportedly drafting a letter to WhatsApp to devise an effective technical solution to curb fake news

The concern was first raised by the central government in the aftermath of a series of killings allegedly due to fake news on Whatsapp

The platform recently restricted its forward message limit to five chats in order to reduce sharing of fake news

Alibaba Chief Executive Officer Daniel Zhang will takeover after Jack Ma’s retirement

WhatsApp Pay may rope in former Paytm vice-president Amit Lakhotia as the head of the payments entity

InCred has hired a new Human Resources Head while FastFox has appointed a new strategist

Previously the operators had sought for a framework of guidelines due to regulatory imbalance

Telecom operators have now witnessed high data consumption on their networks due to the use of OTT apps

Recently, top OTT players also held a meeting in order to regulate their content in India

The Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation has released Drone Regulations 1.0

The Commerce and Industry Ministry will be setting up three task forces including the new age and future technology task force

Google Tez Becomes Google Pay, UIDAI suspends services of banks for mis-performing and more

The radio campaign will run across states including Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand

The campaign will advise users to verify the authenticity of messages before forwarding them

Currently, the campaign will run in Hindi language and may be available in other regional languages in few weeks

• Google has also partnered with four Indian banks in order to offer instant, pre-approved loans to customers
• It has added new features such as an increased number of places for payments to the Google Pay to ensure a seamless experience for users
• As a part of the rebranding, Google Pay will enable UPI-based payments on Play Store as well

• The petitioner — the Centre for Accountability and Systematic Change — demanded the SC not to allow WhatsApp Pay to proceed until it fully complies with Indian law
• The Supreme Court has given the parties four weeks to respond
• The Indian government is also considering issuing fresh guidelines under Section 79 of the IT Act

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad recently addressed the G20 Digital Economy Ministerial meeting held in Salata, Argentina 

At the meeting, the minister focussed on mitigating the nefarious use of Internet

He also mentioned that data to improve business is required and should be anonymous, objective, and taken with consent

In an update, WhatsApp said, “Media and messages you back up aren't protected by WhatsApp end-to-end encryption while in Google Drive”

Last week, the company said it cannot build a software to trace the origin of a message on its platform

WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption has been questioned by authorities

The Delhi High Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking damages from the UIDAI for alleged failure to adopt adequate security measures that led to data leaks.

UIDAI has mandated the use of face recognition for services such as the issuance of mobile SIM, banking services, public distribution system dole-outs, and marking of office attendance at government offices.

Nandan Nilekani, on the new draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill 2018, has said that the Indian model should empower people through data in addition to protection.