The Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea which had sought a direction to instant messaging platform WhatsApp to roll back its new privacy policy.
The plea had sought a direction to the Centre to prohibit WhatsApp, Facebook and Facebook India from sharing the details and data of subscribers and users.
It had also sought a direction to the Centre to regulate functioning of WhatsApp, Facebook and other internet-based messaging services.
The plea was by the Confederation of All India Traders which had sought a direction to the Centre to intervene in the matter.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, also comprising of justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian, observed that this issue is already being heard by the Delhi High Court and the petitioner can choose the suitable remedy.
The petitioner said users share confidential and personal information through applications like WhatsApp and alleged that the updated privacy policy of WhatsApp would adversely impact the citizens’ fundamental right to privacy.
