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The Tech Weekender: PUBG Mobile coming to India in a new avatar, Google following Apple's lead, Discord coming to the PlayStation, and more

WhatsApp recently scrapped its May 7 deadline for users to accept its controversial privacy policy update. The Facebook-owned messaging platform announced the policy update back in January 2021, which was first supposed to come into effect on February 8. However, severe backlash from users, who were concerned about privacy, forced the company to postpone its plans. The last date for accepting the policy update was pushed to May 15 after which WhatsApp said it would delete accounts of those who didn’t accept the new terms.



WhatsApp recently scrapped its May 7 deadline for users to accept its controversial privacy policy update. The Facebook-owned messaging platform announced the policy update back in January 2021, which was first supposed to come into effect on February 8. However, severe backlash from users, who were concerned about privacy, forced the company to postpone its plans. The last date for accepting the policy update was pushed to May 15 after which WhatsApp said it would delete accounts of those who didn’t accept the new terms.\



As the wait for PUBG Mobile return in India continues, developer’s Krafton, recently announced that the game will be rebranded as Battlegrounds Mobile India. Ahead of the launch, the game’s new website has gone live. The developers have also quietly changed the logo on the company’s official YouTube channel. Battlegrounds Mobile India pre-registrations will begin soon in India. The website now confirms that the Battlegrounds Mobile India release date is imminent.


 As the wait for PUBG Mobile's return in India continues, developer’s Krafton, recently announced that the game will be rebranded as Battlegrounds Mobile India. Ahead of the launch, the game’s new website has gone live. The developers have also quietly changed the logo on the company’s official YouTube channel. Battlegrounds Mobile India pre-registrations will begin soon in India. The website now confirms that the Battlegrounds Mobile India release date is imminent. 

Google is taking a page out of Apple’s privacy playbook, with the search giant announcing that it will introduce privacy labels on the Google Play Store in 2022. The company will introduce a new ‘Safety Section’ in the Play Store that “that will help people understand the data an app collects or shares, if that data is secured, and additional details that impact privacy and security.” The privacy labels are designed to let users know the details about their data that apps are collecting or would collect after installation.




Google is taking a page out of Apple’s privacy playbook, with the search giant announcing that it will introduce privacy labels on the Google Play Store in 2022. The company will introduce a new ‘Safety Section’ in the Play Store that “that will help people understand the data an app collects or shares, if that data is secured, and additional details that impact privacy and security.” The privacy labels are designed to let users know the details about their data that apps are collecting or would collect after installation. 

Google is taking a page out of Apple’s privacy playbook, with the search giant announcing that it will introduce privacy labels on the Google Play Store in 2022. The company will introduce a new ‘Safety Section’ in the Play Store that “that will help people understand the data an app collects or shares, if that data is secured, and additional details that impact privacy and security.” The privacy labels are designed to let users know the details about their data that apps are collecting or would collect after installation.





Sony recently announced that it would be partnering with the popular gaming-oriented chat app, Discord. The partnership is aimed at bringing the messaging app to Sony’s PlayStation. Sony’s PlayStation division, a unit of Sony, has taken an undisclosed minority stake in Discord ahead of a rumoured IPO. Sony Interactive Entertainment has also made an undisclosed investment as part of Discord’s Series H round as a minority
Sony recently announced that it would be partnering with the popular gaming-oriented chat app, Discord. The partnership is aimed at bringing the messaging app to Sony’s PlayStation. Sony’s PlayStation division, a unit of Sony, has taken an undisclosed minority stake in Discord ahead of a rumoured IPO. Sony Interactive Entertainment has also made an undisclosed investment as part of Discord’s Series H round as a minority investor.
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