Paytm, the digital wallet used by more than 230 million people in India to make cashless transactions, has allegedly been sharing personal user data with the government, BuzzFeed News reports. A video that surfaced from Indian investigative news agency Cobrapost showed the company’s vice president, Ajay Shekhar Sharma, admitting that they hand over users’ personal data upon request from the prime minister following incidents of stone pelting against India’s armed forces. While the company denied any wrongdoing, it stated that users’ data is secure and has only been shared with law enforcement agencies upon request. Following public outcry over information being supplied on request, without legal precedent, the company then clarified in a blog post that it only allows legally compliant data requests.
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