Popular messaging app WhatsApp is looking to hire a legal head to advise the firm on regulatory and litigation matters, reported The Economic Times.

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The candidate should be capable of ‘managing litigation portfolio, including litigation arising out of regulatory matters, intellectual property, privacy, integrity, telecommunications, and encryption, and advise the firm on compliance, privacy and payments issues', the report said citing a person familiar with the development. that may have helped some of these companies in the near term.

The development comes not long after the company hired a grievance officer to tackle fake news, the report said.

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