WhatsApp to share user data with Facebook for ad targeting — here's how to opt out
Facebook-owned messaging giant WhatsApp has announced a big change to its privacy policy which, once a user accepts its new T&Cs, will see it start to share some user data with its parent company — including for ad-targeting purposes on the latter service."[B]y coordinating more with Facebook, we'll be able to do things like track basic metrics about how often people use our services and better fight spam on WhatsApp," WhatsApp writes in a blog on the change today."Facebook can offer better friend suggestions and show you more relevant ads if you have an account with them.
Facebook is going to start taking user data from WhatsApp
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WhatsApp updates privacy policy, will begin sharing user info with Facebook
WhatsApp updates privacy policy, will begin sharing user info with FacebookWhatsApp has updated its privacy policy, and this is one its more than one billion users will want to pay attention to.In the update, WhatsApp says that it will begin sharing some information on its users with Facebook, a first for the company despite the fact that it has been owned by the social media giant for more than two years now.In a new blog post, WhatsApp explains that it will share some users' phone numbers with Facebook, along with various metrics that could potentially help Facebook deliver more relevant ads to its registered users.
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