Whose App? The Controversy
Received as a meme from a number of friends [The full-page advertisement on the front page of The Telegraph, Calcutta, of Jan 13th and the conversations of the past few days prompted me to put down a few thoughts in a spirit of humour tinged with trepidation. WhatsApp would probably call the advertisement a clarification or a disclaimer or something equally interesting, but it seems to also indicate concern at the campsite! In this blog post I might name some friends to whom I remain grateful or non-aligned as the case may be. Hope you all take in good spirit, or with good spirits.] Your FNG As The Friendly Neighbourhood Guru (FNG for short, but not for long) I was asked my opinion on the raging controversy over WhatsApp's announcement about their change in their privacy policy. Aruna , my favourite educationist, bounces questions off me whenever something digital happens, from Zoom to Doom. So began some sharing of opinions, mostly hearsay and unsupported information, with a