WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook
WhatsApp's recent decision to share user data with parent company Facebook on Tuesday reached the doorsteps of Delhi High Court, which sought the government's response on the modification of the new privacy policy.A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra issued notice to the Centre on a plea by two users of the most popular instant messaging service, alleging that WhatsApp, Facebook Inc and Facebook India Online Pvt Ltd's new private policy "compromises the rights of its users".
Media Matters: WhatsApp data privacy promises meant nothing
Messaging app's Facebook integration means users' info will be used to hone targeted advertisingThere is no such thing as a free lunch, as the saying goes, and it appears we're about to pay the price for eating out on WhatsApp's dime.*Angry face*The ad-free messaging service, which has more than one billion monthly active users, announced at the beginning of this year that it was to go completely free and drop its annual €0.99 subscription fee.
How to stop WhatsApp from sharing your data with Facebook
For the first time in four years and since being acquired by Facebook, WhatsApp is updating its terms and conditions, as well as its privacy policy.Part of this update includes WhatsApp sharing your account information with Facebook to, among other things, provide better targeted ads.
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