Concern over WhatsApp’s new privacy policy escalates; users turn to Signal and Telegram Concern over WhatsApp’s new privacy policy escalates; users turn to Signal and Telegram WhatsApp, in its new terms is asking users to agree to let owner Facebook Inc. and its subsidiaries collect user data, including their phone number and location. Many privacy activists have questioned these new terms and asked users to switch to apps like Signal and Telegram. WhatsApp’s new privacy policy WhatsApp, laid out fresh terms on Wednesday, asking users to agree to let owner Facebook Inc. and its subsidiaries collect user data, including their phone number and location. Many privacy activists have questioned these new terms and asked users to switch to apps like Signal and Telegram. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology is also taking a close look at the encrypted messaging app’s new privacy policy wherein it will be sharing commercial user data with parent Facebook.