NO DEADLINE FOR WHATSAPP PRIVACY POLICY
New Delhi, May 7: WhatsApp has scrapped its May 15 deadline for users to accept its controversial privacy policy update and said not accepting the terms will not lead to deletion of accounts. WhatsApp had faced severe backlash over user concerns that data was being shared with parent company Facebook.
A WhatsApp spokesperson said that no accounts will be deleted on May 15 for not accepting the policy update. “No accounts will be deleted on May 15 because of this update and no one in India will lose functionality of WhatsApp either. We will follow up with reminders to people over the next several weeks,” the spokesperson said in an emailed response.
The spokesperson said while a “majority of users who have received the new terms of service have accepted them”, some haven’t had the chance to do so.
Actor John Abraham has reacted with horror to a video of a man shooting dead a dog sleeping on the road. The man has since been identified and arrested by the Punjab Police.
“Heartbroken to report that last night a brutal act of animal violence was committed in Patiala, Punjab. I am extremely thankful to Meet Ashar (lawyer) for raising an alarm about the cruel act & to the Punjab Police and Vikram Duggal (SSP of Patiala) for their stern action on the matter. There is no excuse for animal cruelty or violence of any form. Speak up for those who can’t and set an example by condemning such horrific acts,” the actor said in a post.
“A video of a man from Patran brutally shooting a stray dog on social media was noticed by our cybercell, who took immediate action & arrested the accused within hours. A 12-bore Rifle has been recovered and the body of the dog shifted to Samana Veterinary Hospital for post-mortem,” said a statement from the Punjab Police.
The police have filed a case against the accused for illegal possession of arms under the Arms Act. If convicted, he will get at least three years in prison.
Meanwhile the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is proposing several amendments to the outdated Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PCA) Act, 1960, to make it stricter in order to deter offenders. Under Section 11 of the present Act, first-time offenders attract a meagre fine of `10 to Rs 50 while second-time offenders have to pay `25 to `100, or face imprisonment of up to 3 months, or both. But rarely are offenders convicted.
I AM EXTREMELY THANKFUL TO MEET ASHAR (LAWYER) FOR
RAISING AN ALARM ABOUT THE CRUEL ACT
& TO THE PUNJAB POLICE AND VIKRAM
DUGGAL (SSP OF PATIALA) FOR THEIR STERN ACTION ON THE MATTER. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR ANIMAL CRUELTY OR VIOLENCE
OF ANY FORM.
— ACTOR JOHN
ABRAHAM