Relaxing Privacy Vow, WhatsApp Will Share Some Data With Facebook
PhotoSAN FRANCISCO — When Facebook bought the start-up WhatsApp in 2014, Jan Koum, one of WhatsApp's founders, declared that the deal would not affect the digital privacy of his mobile messaging service's millions of users."We don't know your birthday.We don't know your home address," Mr. Koum wrote in a blog post at the time.
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".Taking note of the concern by petitioners Karmanya Singh Sareen and Shreya Sethi, the high court wished to examine the issue and asked the concerned authorities to file their reply by September 14.
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.The move is a bit of a controversy and backtracks on some of the privacy stance the company has taken over the past year.
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