Privacy is not a fad and, for people who value it, Signal represents a viable alternative: Brian Acton
People want to choose who owns their data instead of being told their only option is to comply, says Brian Acton, co-founder of the Signal Foundation, which runs the messaging platform. Signal, he said, has no ads, no trackers, no data. It is a non-profit whose motivation is to protect people and help maintain their privacy.
And, he emphasises, it will never be acquired by a major tech company January 19, 2021 / 12:19 PM IST
When Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp announced changes in its privacy policy on January 6, 2021, another messaging app, Signal, was the biggest gainer. Downloads of the app surged as people around the world, including India, looked for alternatives.
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The whole WhatsApp privacy policy update fiasco has taken over the internet with many of the app s two billion users finding the policy update a little worrisome, fearing their privacy won t be as secure as it did when they first signed up for the messaging app.
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WhatsApp Clarifies New Policy
After a while, the company has finally clarified the update, specifically what and what the app can t do in hopes of retaining its users.
According to TechRadar, WhatsApp has published a post on their official Twitter account saying that they want to address the rumors and be 100% clear we continue to protect your private messages with end-to-end encryption.
WhatsApp Is Just Doing Business Like Every Other Internet Company
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Published: Friday, January 8, 2021, 11:26 [IST]
WhatsApp s privacy policy was recently updated by the parent company Facebook. Those who don t want to accept these policies might have to stop using WhatsApp from February 2021.
It now pretty clear that the parent company Facebook wants to integrate some of the data across the services. Do note that, these new regulations are not applicable to people who live in the Europian region.
Things You Should Not Worry
According to the official documentation, WhatsApp will collect information, which varies from user to user. The company also claims that it will notify the user when information is collected. If you don t want to provide that information, then you won t be able to use WhatsApp.