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WhatsApp Privacy Policy update: Here s what will happen to users who don t agree to new terms
After facing backlash from users over the new privacy policy update, the popular instant messaging app, WhatsApp has come up with a list of details of changes that a user could face after ignoring its terms by May 15. According to a report, if you don t agree to WhatsApp s new privacy policy update, you will be able to receive calls and notifications, but will not be able to read or send messages from the app.
In an email to one of its merchant partners, reviewed by TechCrunch, Facebook-owned WhatsApp said it will slowly ask such users to comply with the new terms in order to have full functionality of WhatsApp starting May 15.
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Instant messaging platform WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow its users to sign out from their mobile phone devices.
According to a report by WABeta, Users won’t be able to delete their account, but rather they will be able to ‘log out’ from their devices.
The report further suggests that users will now be able to connect as many as four devices to a single account.“You can use WhatsApp Web without your main phone to be connected to the Internet,” read a statement from WABeta Info post.
This new feature will also enable users to monitor social media consumption, as they will be able to logout from their phone and log in whenever they feel like.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp messaging app is under fire currently due to its controversial privacy policy. Many users across the globe are switching to its alternative messaging apps such as Signal and Telegram. Encrypted messaging app Telegram which added over 100 new million users in January and getting popular among Indians has rolled out several new features to attract more users.
According to the survey by CyberMedia Research (CMR), over the past one year, 37 per cent of users in India have actually used Telegram, compared to a mere 10 per cent for Signal, a rather nascent messaging app that is enjoying a spike in downloads in recent days, the news agency IANS recently reported.