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WhatsApp Seems To Be Answering All The Wrong Questions About The Scary New Privacy Policy
WhatsApp is adamant that they are being transparent about user data, but those seven points are not the whole truth. What isn’t being talked about is what other data is being shared with Facebook Company Products, for improving services, personalizing suggestions and serving uncannily precise ads.
Last Updated:January 13, 2021, 16:04 IST
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After the PR disaster that was the new WhatsApp privacy policy and the terms of service, the Facebook owned instant messaging app has been in damage control mode. That peaked with the new clarification that has officially released and followed up by full page newspaper advertisements in India. WhatsApp keeps insisting on seven main points, but the thing is, the new privacy policy and terms of service cover much more. Let us look at what WhatsApp is saying, and more importantly, what they are not saying at all. The more this unfold
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The users fear that WhatsApp s new privacy policy will be used by the Facebook-owned platform to spy on them
DNA Web Team
Jan 9, 2021, 11:10 PM IST
WhatsApp users on Wednesday received a pop-up directing users to accept the new Terms of Service, failing which the users will have to forgo using the app. The Facebook-owned company has set February 8 as the deadline to accept its new norm. Users have till February 8, 2021 to accept these in order to continue using the platform.
WhatsApp updating its terms of service and privacy policy is not new. Most software services do update their services occasionally.
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After WhatsApp users received an in-app notification to accept the new policy, they took to social media to share their concerns of data privacy. The users fear that the new privacy policy will be used by the Facebook-owned platform to spy on them. (File image)
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Updated: Jan 8, 2021, 01:43 PM IST
Popular messaging platform WhatsApp recently brought about a change in its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service, angering many of its users. There are concerns regarding these new policies. The users fear that the new privacy policy will be used by the Facebook-owned platform to spy on them.
Your WhatsApp is public now and there's nothing you can do about it - The updated Terms of Service and Privacy Policy are applicable to all services provided by WhatsApp, unless it is specified that it is not the case.