Prevent WhatsApp from Sharing Contact Data with Facebook
WhatsApp has been in the news lately for good reasons, such as the implementation of end to end encryption for your communications.This week, WhatsApp made a modification to the app settings giving parent company, Facebook, access to your contact information for targeted ads.
How to opt out of sharing your WhatsApp info with Facebook
Yesterday WhatsApp announced a huge change to its privacy policy that will see it begin sharing information on its users — such as their mobile phone number and last seen status on the app — with its owner company Facebook, and any other companies Facebook owns.If you're not happy about that, you have two choices: You can either stop using WhatsApp entirely — if you want to be sure that none of your WhatsApp data ends up on Facebook's servers.
Delhi HC Seeks Centre's Reply on WhatsApp Sharing Data With Facebook
Share this:PrintMoreEmailPocketNew Delhi: WhatsApp's recent decision to share user data with parent company Facebook today reached the doorsteps of the Delhi high court, which sought the government's response on the modification of the new privacy policy.A bench comprising of Chief Justice G. Rohini and Justice Sangita Dhingra issued a notice to the Centre on a plea by two users of the 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".
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