WhatsApp will force users to comply with its new privacy policy within subsequent month, alternatively lose access to the app.
Agreeing to the terms will mean that a user’s private data, including their telephone number , are going to be shared with Facebook, which owns WhatsApp.
All users must comply with the new terms by 8 February 2021, alternatively lose access to their chats and contacts.
The update comes within the sort of an in-app notification, which users can prefer to ignore until the date arrives.
“By tapping Agree, you accept the new terms, which become active on February 8, 2021,” the notification states.
“After this date, you’ll got to accept the new terms to continue using WhatsApp. you'll also visit the assistance Center if you'd like better to delete your account."
The update is intended to “offer integrations across the Facebook Company Products”, which also involves Instagram and Messenger.
“There are not any changes to WhatsApp’s data sharing practices within the European region (including UK) arising from the updated Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. For the avoidance of any doubt, it's still the case that WhatsApp doesn't share European region WhatsApp user data with Facebook for the aim of Facebook using this data to enhance its products or advertisements," the spokesperson said.
Data collected includes “battery level, signal strength, app version, browser information, mobile network, connection information (including telephone number , mobile operator or ISP), language and zone , IP address, device operations information, and identifiers (including identifiers unique to Facebook Company Products related to an equivalent device or account)."
Some WhatsApp users criticised the new privacy policy on social media, with many saying they planned to maneuver to a rival messaging app like Telegram.
“This new WhatsApp privacy policy update is CREEPY and that we should worry about it,” one user wrote on Twitter
With around 2.5 billion users worldwide, WhatsApp is far and away the foremost popular messaging app within the world.
However, since it had been acquired by Facebook in 2014 for $19 billion, it's faced criticism for the way it handles users’ data.
WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum stepped down because the firm’s chief executive in 2018 thanks to a reported irreconcilable clash over Facebook’s decision to monetise personal data within the app.
An older version of WhatsApp’s privacy policy stated: “Respect for your privacy is coded into our DNA. Since we started WhatsApp, we’ve aspired to create our Services with a group of strong privacy principles in mind.”
This line is not any longer present within the latest version.
The new policy also means simply deleting the app from a tool won't prevent WhatsApp from retaining a user’s private data. to make sure WhatsApp not continues to try to to this, users must instead use the in-app feature for deleting their account.
The policy notes that even after using this delete feature, some data will remain with the corporate , stating, “when you delete your account, it doesn't affect your information associated with the groups you created or the knowledge other users have concerning you, like their copy of the messages you sent them.”
Ugh,all they care about is money
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