hollandsentinel : This Feb. 19, 2014, file photo, shows WhatsApp and Facebook app icons on a smartphone in New York. Global messaging service WhatsApp says it will start sharing the phone numbers of its users with Face

This Feb. 19, 2014, file photo, shows WhatsApp and Facebook app icons on a smartphone in New York. Global messaging service WhatsApp says it will start sharing the phone numbers of its users with Face

SAN FRANCISCO — Global messaging service WhatsApp says it will start sharing the phone numbers of its users with Facebook, its parent company.That means WhatsApp users could soon start seeing more targeted ads on Facebook — although not on the messaging service itself.The move is a subtle but significant shift for WhatsApp, which has long promised to safeguard the privacy of more than 1 billion users around the world.

What WhatsApp sharing users phone numbers to Facebook means

What that means is WhatsApp would begin to share names and phone numbers with its parent.That means Facebook will use big data analytics to see who all you communicate with on WhatsApp.(Reuters)It's been two years since Facebook forked out $ 19 billion to acquire messaging app WhatsApp.
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Facebook-owned WhatsApp to start sharing phone numbers with the social network

SILICON VALLEY — Messaging app WhatsApp, which encrypts all communication sent on the platform, is changing its strong stance on privacy by allowing its owner, Facebook, to access users phone numbers, the company said Thursday.In a blog post titled "Looking ahead for WhatsApp," the Mountain View company said it updated its Terms of Service for the first time in four years as part of "plans to test ways for people to communicate with businesses in the months ahead."Facebook bought WhatsApp in 2014 for $19 billion.