Fears in Gulf over WhatsApp data-sharing rule drives spike in use of rival apps
Published date: 19 January 2021 16:07 UTC | Last update: 1 month 3 weeks ago Residents of Gulf Arab states are recoiling at WhatsApp and dropping it like a stone, after the popular messaging service issued its users an "ultimatum" which would see them agree to share certain data with parent company Facebook. WhatsApps two billion users began getting a pop-up notification on 4 January urging them to agree to changes covering what data can be shared bet...
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