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India is reportedly asking WhatsApp to reverse a controversial change to its privacy policy that appeared to share some user data with Facebook

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at Facebook's headquarters in Menlo Park, California September 27, 2015.obtained a letter sent by India's IT ministry to WhatsApp regarding the app's new policy change.

India's government asked the firm to "withdraw" a proposed change that appeared to require users to share some personal data with WhatsApp.India is reportedly asking What App to reverse its new policy change. India's IT ministry sent an email to WhatsApp chief Will Cathcart asking the firm to "withdraw the proposed changes" to its terms of service that appeared to require users share personal data like phone numbers and locations,"Such a differential treatment is prejudicial to the interests of Indian users and is viewed with serious concern by the government," the ministry wrote in an email obtained by TechCrunch.

WhatsApp originally said users risk losing access to the app if they didn't agree to the new terms by February 8, but later delayed the policy change by three months after pushback.

 

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