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Sept. 23, 2016, 2:53 PM UTC

Indian Students Score a Partial Win in Facebook Privacy Dispute

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By Saritha Rai and Upmanyu Trivedi, Bloomberg News

Two Indian students scored a partial victory over Facebook Inc. in a closely watched legalbattle over privacy, though they failed to get the internet giant to reverse policies they say threaten the rights of millions of users.

WhatsApp revised its privacy policy last month to share data with owner Facebook and allow targeted ads and messages from businesses, laying the groundwork for the free messaging service to begin making money. Students Karmanya Singh Sareen and Shreya Sethi, 19 and 22 respectively, then filed a public-interest litigation -- akin to a class ...

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