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Asia Pacific Dashboard Digest | Pakistan considers federal privacy law following WhatsApp changes Related reading: Supreme Court to decide on constitutionality of privacy protections for sex-assault complainants

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Pakistani Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said his ministry is considering a federal privacy law, Dawn.com reports. Hussain's comments came in response to the change in WhatsApp's privacy policy requiring users to share data with Facebook. The minister added WhatsApp should have made the changes to its policy following a period of consultation.
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