NCLAT to decide Meta’s plea against CCI’s Rs 213.14 cr penalty on Jan 23

In early 2021, Meta had introduced a new privacy policy that required users to share their data with Meta. As per the new policy, Meta was allowed to collect more user date which included phone numbers contacts and details surrounding transactions. CCI had termed it as "abuse of dominant position" by WhatsApp. (Image Source: Unsplash)

Senior advocates Kapil Sibal and Mukul Rohatgi appeared for the court appearing, and during its course, they contended that the CCI had overstepped its jurisdiction by ruling on WhatsApp’s privacy policy.