dna Tech Reads: From Twitter's possible takeover to Snapchat's first hardware product, Spectacles

1. Twitter discussing a possible takeover; potential suitors said to include Salesforce, Google
Twitter has initiated talks with several tech companies to explore selling itself.

2. Snapchat just released its first hardware product, Spectacles!
And in the process, renamed itself to ‘Snap Inc’ as well.

3. Uber drivers in the US will now take selfies for added security
Apparently, during our pilot of Real-Time ID Check over the past few months, the majority of mismatches were due to unclear profile photos.

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Facebook-owned WhatsApp refuses to comply with Delhi HC's order: Report

seeems Facebook-owned WhatsApp didn't exactly get the Delhi High Court's ruling issued recently on its new privacy policy. The Delhi High Court (HC) told the company to remove all data belonging to those users who delete the messaging app from their devices in a decision late last week.

The judges asked WhatsApp to completely delete information of users who do not want to remain on its platform and not to share any information with Facebook after their accounts are deleted. It also said that the service shouldn't share information of existing WhatsApp users with Facebook until September 25.

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WhatsApp data sharing with Facebook: The official blog post that shows why people are so angry at messaging app

It was a quotation that WhatsApp’s creators probably regret. Sat at the top of a blog post from 2012, and taken from Fight Club, it read: “Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don’t need”.

Until this week, it had been a vital way of understanding WhatsApp’s approach to ads: it just didn’t have them, and committed never to do so. Then it announced the news its users had feared since it was bought by Facebook: those ads were on their way.

Not only would WhatsApp start showing marketing within the app itself, it also said that it would begin handing over data to Facebook, which would be used to decide what ads would be shown on the social network. All of that would necessitate a change to the app’s terms, and it was those changes that kicked off a week of controversy.

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WhatsApp can’t share India user data before 25 Sept with Facebook, says court

New Delhi: The Delhi high court on Friday allowed Facebook-owned WhatsApp to enforce its new privacy policy from 25 September onwards.

A bench headed by chief justice of Delhi high court, G. Rohini while allowing for the privacy policy as a whole issued directions to safeguard interest of users.

It was, however, directed that before 25 September the data of users, who continue to operate the instant messaging service, could not be appropriated by WhatsApp.

Protection of data would also be extended to those who delete their WhatsApp account as the court prohibited the messenger service from using their data for its commercial purposes.


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German Regulator Orders WhatsApp To Halt Data Harvest

Breaking the law…Watchdog accuses WhatsApp of ‘misleading’ users and breaking German data protection laws

Facebook is once again facing questions over its privacy procedures after its popular mobile instant messaging app WhatsApp ran into trouble with a German data protection watchdog.

The development comes after a researcher found that WhatsApp leaves traces of deleted posts that could be easily recovered, which has added to privacy concerns about the service.

German Law

The latest development has seen Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information ordering Facebook to halt the collection and storage of data belonging to 35 million WhatsApp users in Germany.


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Facebook wants to know if you're on Whatsapp

NEW DELHI: Next time you login to your Facebook account and see some of your WhatsApp contacts pop up as friends suggestions, or see more advertisements from local businesses that you interact with, do not be surprised.

The change is part of a privacy policy update that WhatsApp rolled out globally on Thursday, which will let WhatsApp interact more with Facebook. The update is the first comprehensive change in the privacy policy of the global messaging service in four years, and also
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