The Facebook-owned app changed its privacy policy in early January.
The signature green WhatsApp logo has been a staple on almost every social media users’ phone since the social networking application gained popularity in the early 2010s. Sleek and easy to navigate through, the application offered mobile users the convenience of voice and video calls, free chats enabled by internet connection as well as easy sharing of photographs and other documents.
But when news broke last week that the messaging software would require users to share their data with Facebook, privacy concerns emerged, coupled with panic and confusion since people had become accustomed to the app. The Facebook-owned app changed its privacy policy in early January, asking users to accept the new terms which would share data with the parent company and failure to agree with the new terms would result in account deactivation.
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When news broke that WhatsApp, a free messaging application, would require users to share their data with Facebook, privacy concerns emerged.
The Facebook-owned app changed its privacy policy in January, asking users to accept new terms which would see it share data with its parent company. Failure to agree with the new terms meant that the users WhatsApp accounts would be deactivated.
In the expected changes are details of what will be shared on Facebook, including account registration details like one’s phone number, transaction data, service-related information, information on how you interact with others (including businesses) when using Whatsapp Services, mobile device information and your IP address.