A lawsuit against WhatsApp brought before the Delhi High Court in India continues to gain traction as the court awaits responses from the messaging app, Facebook and the Indian government, PCWorld reports. "The users of WhatsApp state that an internet service provider only owns the medium and not the details and data of its users, and claim it is the responsibility of the state to guarantee and protect the private and personal data," the report states. "They have asked the Supreme Court to bring messaging apps under a regulatory framework similar to rules governing telecommunications services." Users have also requested to fall under WhatsApp's earlier privacy policy from before its Facebook acquisition, when the policy stated the app would not share user data with other parties.
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