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WhatsApp Privacy Fiasco: Company Reiterates Security Claim, But That s Not the Problem Anyway
In a new press statement, WhatsApp has reiterated the impact of end to end encryption, alongside trying to remind people that the recent policy update will have no effect on where your privacy stands at today.
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WhatsApp has issued a new statement in a bid to remind its users that despite its recent disclosure of a changed operation policy and terms of service, the personal privacy of users on the app has not changed with the update. After its latest policy change highlighting the removal of an option to opt out of Facebook’s data collection from WhatsApp, users have taken note of the privacy concern and started switching to apps that do not sell data in as rampant a way as the Facebook group. Now, WhatsApp’s latest statement has yet again attempted to convince users that their privacy and security are still intact.
WhatsApp Is Just Doing Business Like Every Other Internet Company
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Published: Friday, January 8, 2021, 11:26 [IST]
WhatsApp s privacy policy was recently updated by the parent company Facebook. Those who don t want to accept these policies might have to stop using WhatsApp from February 2021.
It now pretty clear that the parent company Facebook wants to integrate some of the data across the services. Do note that, these new regulations are not applicable to people who live in the Europian region.
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According to the official documentation, WhatsApp will collect information, which varies from user to user. The company also claims that it will notify the user when information is collected. If you don t want to provide that information, then you won t be able to use WhatsApp.
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Is Signal the New WhatsApp? What is Signal and Why It Is Trending After WhatsApp Policy Fiasco
The surge in new registrations on Signal even delayed things, as the company sent out a tweet to tell users that verifying them may get delayed because a lot of people are trying to join Signal.
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An instant messaging app Signal has been the talk of the town since past couple of days. The app, which is a direct rival to Facebook-owned WhatsApp messenger, is seeing a massive surge in registrations as users are opting for Signal as an alternative to WhatsApp. This is happening as users are not happy with WhatsApp new policy which states that it will share some user data with Facebook s other apps and services. The surge in new registrations on Signal even delayed things, as the company sent out a tweet to tell users that verifying them may get delayed because a lot of