1.0Law Times Journalhttps://lawtimesjournal.inSneha Mukherjeehttps://lawtimesjournal.in/author/sneha-mukherjee/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="IECB1rbYAL"><a href="https://lawtimesjournal.in/centre-files-an-affidavit-against-whatsapps-new-trick-consent-policy/">Centre files an affidavit against WhatsApp’s new “Trick Consent” policy</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://lawtimesjournal.in/centre-files-an-affidavit-against-whatsapps-new-trick-consent-policy/embed/#?secret=IECB1rbYAL" width="600" height="338" title="“Centre files an affidavit against WhatsApp’s new “Trick Consent” policy” — Law Times Journal" data-secret="IECB1rbYAL" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://lawtimesjournal.in/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/acastro_210119_1777_whatsapp_0002.0.jpg1200800The Central Government has responded to the petition filed by WhatsApp in the Delhi High Court, in relation to the new Information Technology Act of 2021 and the amendments made to it. The Centre has stated that WhatsApp is having a hidden agenda to obtain trick consent from its users and are hell bent on luring its users to fall prey to its new privacy policy 2021.