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WhatsApp introduces new privacy policy, will share your data with Facebook

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Yordan 07 January 2021

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WhatsApp, the messaging platform owned by Facebook, has updated its Privacy Policy. All users received a notice, saying that the service will now be sharing user data with other Facebook companies.

This comes in stark contrast with what the company initially promised back in 2014 during the acquisition by Facebook when WhatsApp assured its goal is to know “as little as possible”.

While users were able to opt out until now, starting February 8, they will have only one solution, if they don’t want their data to be owned by the parent company - uninstall the app and stop using the service.

Screenshot by XDA Developers
Screenshot by XDA Developers

Some of the info WhatsApp is collecting and will be sharing includes location data, IP addresses, phone model, OS, battery level, signal strength, browser, mobile network, ISP, language, time zone, and even IMEI. There’s also the information about how you are messaging, calling, what groups you are attending, the Status, the profile photo, last time the you were online, etc.

WhatsApp even added a separate section called “Transactions and Payments data” specifying the platform will process additional information even for payments, made through the app. The company claims this is for analytics purposes, although it would provide its unique identifiers to other Facebook Companies.

WhatsApp introduces new privacy policy, will share your data with Facebook

The Privacy Policy is rolling out globally, however, users located in the European Union received only one bullet point in their notification. Thanks to tighter privacy legislation better known as GDPR, the WhatsApp users in 27 European countries will not have their data shared with third parties.

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  • AlienKiss
  • 3RM
  • 13 Jan 2021

Telegram is actually russian made, so no way I'm installing that on my phone! Bleah! Signal seems to be US based, so I might use that one instead. No russian or chinese software for me! I'm from Europe btw.

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  • Anonymous
  • IVA
  • 11 Jan 2021

Google and Facebook are casually taking your data while people cry about China spying on you lmao

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  • Anonymous
  • fn%
  • 11 Jan 2021

Yes

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