Nigerian govt kicks as WhatsApp moves to share user information with Facebook, others
The Federal Government, through the Minister of
Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has kicked
against WhatsApp’s updated Privacy Policy.
The Policy states that the application will share
information about the users on their platform with their parent company
(Facebook), as well as other sister companies.
The information includes user phone numbers, “transaction
data, service-related information, information on how you interact with others
(including businesses) when using our Services, mobile device information, your
IP address”.
Furthermore, WhatsApp has indicated that users who refuse to