印度最高法院批评WhatsApp和Meta的隐私政策, 要求停止为广告共享数据. India's top court criticizes WhatsApp and Meta over privacy policy, demanding halt to data sharing for ads.

印度最高法院强烈批评WhessApp和Meta的2021年隐私政策, The Indian Supreme Court has strongly criticized WhatsApp and Meta over their 2021 privacy policy, calling the "take it or leave it" consent model a violation of constitutional rights and a "mockery of constitutionalism." 由首席大法官苏里亚·坎特领导的法院警告称，未经真实且有意义的同意，用户数据不得被用于广告，强调用户，尤其是数字素养有限的用户，由于WhatsApp在市场中的主导地位，缺乏真正的选择权。 The court, led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, warned that user data cannot be shared for advertising without genuine, meaningful consent, emphasizing that users, especially those with limited digital literacy, lack real choice due to WhatsApp’s dominant market position. 它驳回了关于有效选择退出机制的主张,并要求Meta作出法律承诺,停止为广告目的分享数据,威胁如果上诉被违反将驳回。 It rejected claims of effective opt-out mechanisms and demanded a legal undertaking from Meta to halt data sharing for advertising, threatening to dismiss the appeal if violated. 本案源于印度竞争委员会因滥用支配地位而判处的213.14格罗尔惩罚,部分由委员会维持。 The case stems from a ₹213.14 crore penalty imposed by the Competition Commission of India for abuse of dominance, upheld in part by the NCLAT. 法院将于2月9日发布临时指示,并允许联邦政府加入诉讼。 The court will issue interim directions on February 9 and has allowed the Union government to join the proceedings.