WhatsApp continues to justify privacy update despite govt's objection WhatsApp said that the proposed changes to its privacy policy do not expand its ability to share user data with Facebook and that it is open to answering questions on the issue BusinessToday.In | January 20, 2021 | Updated 16:23 IST The government on Tuesday posed 14 questions to WhatsApp about its "invasive" changes to its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy WhatsApp, which is facing the music from the government over its controversial privacy update, has reaffirmed that personal messages of users continue to be completely encrypted. It reiterated that the proposal is only geared towards making business messaging effective.