WhatsApp puts up WhatsApp Status to explain privacy policy amid backlash The posts are pointers on the new policy. While one reads 'We are committed to your privacy', another reads, 'WhatsApp can't read or listen to your personal conversations as they're end-to-end encrypted' BusinessToday.In | January 17, 2021 | Updated 12:47 IST WhatsApp shares WhatsApp Status on privacy policy WhatsApp that has been embroiled in a controversy over its updated privacy policy has seen an exodus of users to its rivals Signal and Telegram. It has now gone on damage control mode. On Friday, it had stated that it will put the policies on hold for now. On Sunday, WhatsApp came up with another simplistic way to explain its features to its users -- WhatsApp Status.