WhatsApp Privacy Policy: No personal data being shared, Facebook tells IT Panel SECTIONS Share Synopsis Facebook India representative Shivnath Thukral Thukral assured the Parliamentary Standing Committee that there is no truth in the allegations that privacy of WhatsApp users is being invaded. Agencies While WhatsApp has delayed its controversial privacy policy update by three months to May, that hasn't stopped users from jumping ship to Signal and Telegram. New Delhi: Facebook Inc. has assured the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology that its subsidiary WhatsApp is not sharing personal data — like conversation and exchange of messages between individuals — with it. The social media site underlined that the exchange between users is fully encrypted and there is no breach of privacy.