1Assistant Professor, Department of Information Technology (Commerce), St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata, India
2Faculty, Department of Computer Science, St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Kolkata, India
*Corresponding author: sur.sayantani@sxccal.edu
Online Published on 12 September, 2022.
The United Nations (UN) recognizes Privacy as a human right which entails two aspects – personal data or knowledge and to what extent it can be shared. In this era of universal and virtually free internet access with innumerable apps on various electronic devices, the quantum and significance of information has magnified a lot. One such app is WhatsApp. Much of the information that flows through WhatsAppcontains personal data that can be tapped by companies and hackers for their own monetary benefits. Security of such data is main concern of users. The objective of this paper is to study the awareness of Digitization of data flow in India and its Security Legislations. It also discusses the changes in WhatsApp Privacy Policy and its acceptance by Government of India.
Digital Privacy, Data Digitization, WhatsApp Privacy Policy, Data Identity Theft
