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Facebook-parent Meta gets partial win in WhatsApp's 5-year-data sharing ban case

The article discusses a significant legal development involving Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of WhatsApp, in India. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has partially upheld a decision that allows WhatsApp to continue sharing user data with its parent company, Meta, despite a previous order from 2021 that imposed a ban on such data sharing. This partial win for Meta comes after the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) directed the CCI to re-evaluate its investigation into WhatsApp's privacy policy changes. The tribunal found that the CCI's initial investigation was flawed due to a lack of cross-examination of key witnesses. Consequently, the CCI has been instructed to issue a new order within a specified timeframe, potentially affecting how WhatsApp handles user data in India. This ruling could have implications for data privacy and competition law in the country, balancing user privacy rights with corporate data practices.

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[ https://www.msn.com/en-in/money/other/facebook-parent-meta-gets-partial-win-in-whatsapp-s-5-year-data-sharing-ban-case/ar-AA1xJ9nJ ]