Along with the various different data variables that include battery level, contacts, location, mobile phone number, mobile phone hardware, businesses you interact with, and even your IP and ISP, WhatsApp also collects information on payment transactions made. While the new privacy policy dictates.
We are part of the Facebook Companies. As part of the Facebook Companies, WhatsApp receives information from, and shares information with, the Facebook Companies as described in WhatsApp’s Privacy Policy, including to provide integrations which enable you to connect your WhatsApp experience with other Facebook Company Products; to ensure security, safety, and integrity across the Facebook Company Products; and to improve your ads and products experience across the Facebook Company Products.
WhatsApp announced the changes to its privacy policy last week, making it compulsory for users in all countries outside of Europe and the UK to share their data with Facebook.
Consumer Watch: Consumer developments to keep an eye out for in 2021
By Georgina Crouth
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Last year was such a diabolical year that a British mockumentary, Death to 2020 is trending on Netflix, skewering this “train wreck” of a year.
Narrated by Laurence Fishburne, the mockumentary by Black Mirror creators Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones was itself panned as a huge disappointment, garnering just 4.3/10 on Rotten Tomatoes. It seems the world is not ready to laugh about the pandemic just yet – despite a stellar cast and admittedly, some weak jokes.
Many of us were certainly happy to see the back of it and with hindsight being 20/20, here are a few things to look out for in 2021:
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Telegram founder Pavel Durov asks Facebook to respect its users after privacy policy row Updated Jan 09, 2021 | 13:53 IST
Taking a dig at rival Facebook-owned WhatsApp, Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram on Saturday said he was giving away their secret of being so popular for free and said: respect your users . Representative image
Telegram is set to hit the 5 lakh mark or 500 million active users globally
Taking a dig at rival Facebook-owned WhatsApp, Pavel Durov, founder and CEO of Telegram on Saturday said he was giving away their secret of being so popular for free and said: respect your users . This comes after WhatsApp announced it was revising its privacy policy, which indicated a deeper integration with Facebook over data sharing, thus, giving way to hundreds of people opting for Telegram and Signal WhatsApp s alternatives.