Experts have described the changes as cosmetic, but that did not stop a pushback by users, many who sought options.For example one Facebook post claimed that WhatsApp will share users’ messages with third parties. Another said Facebook will “make copies of the stuff in your gallery for advertising”.
What’s up with your data on WhatsApp? Explaining the app’s new privacy terms
Experts have described the changes as cosmetic, but that did not stop a pushback by users, many who sought options.
Published on 20 January 2021
Consumer data aggregator Statistica estimates that WhatsApp is the most popular mobile app in South Africa, and the most used mobile messenger app worldwide with an estimated 2 billion monthly active users in 2020.
Globally, in one internet minute, some 41.7 million messages are shared by the app’s users, according to Statistica.
So when WhatsApp in January 2021 required users to accept the terms of an updated privacy policy or lose access, users were worried how much of their personal data the app and its parent company Facebook would now access.
Updated: January 13, 2021 6:22 PM IST
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