Recently, Facebook-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp has updated its privacy policy.

Retail traders’ organization CAT (CAIT) on Sunday demanded a ban on the instant messaging app WhatsApp and its parent company Facebook.

new Delhi. The Confederation of All India Traders, an association of retail traders, on Sunday demanded the government to ban the instant messaging app WhatsApp and its parent company Facebook. CAT (CAIT) wrote this demand to Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

Kat expressed concern about WhatsApp’s new privacy policy
Kat expressed concern over the new privacy policy of WhatsApp, saying that she (WhatsApp) should be stopped from implementing it or it should be banned altogether.

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Kat wrote in a letter to the minister, “The government should either stop WhatsApp from implementing the new privacy policy or put a hold on WhatsApp.” And by enabling it to access the data of every users, it can pose a serious threat not only to the economy but also to the security of the country.

What is the new policy of WhatsApp
Recently, WhatsApp has updated its privacy policy. This privacy policy will come into effect from 8 February. WhatsApp explained in this how she processes users’ data and shares them (data) with Facebook. The update also said that in order to continue using WhatsApp’s service, users will have to agree to the new terms and policy by February 8, 2021.

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Cleanliness of WhatsApp, new policy to promote transparency
However, a WhatsApp spokesperson said, “We have created a new privacy policy to promote transparency.”