Fears in Gulf over WhatsApp data-sharing rule drives spike in use of rival apps
Published date: 19 January 2021 16:07 UTC | Last update: 1 month 3 weeks ago Residents of Gulf Arab states are recoiling at WhatsApp and dropping it like a stone, after the popular messaging service issued its users an "ultimatum" which would see them agree to share certain data with parent company Facebook. WhatsApp's two billion users began getting a pop-up notification on 4 January urging them to agree to changes covering what data can be shared between the app and the rest of Facebook. Users were also told that to continue using the app, they ne...
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