Why WhatsApp sharing my data with Facebook for ads isn't all that bad
The real concern is if they are clearly telling us what they are really up to.On August 25, instant-messaging app WhatsApp's blog announced that the platform will now be sharing user data with its parent company Facebook, and other companies in the family.
Facebook will get access to WhatsApp phone numbers to hit people with more targeted ads
GLOBAL MESSAGING SERVICE WhatsApp will start sharing the phone numbers of its users with Facebook, its parent company, opening up the giant social network to hit users with more targeted ads.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.
WhatsApp users beware — Facebook still has access!
Recently WhatsApp received huge backlash regarding its change in privacy policy which soon gave way to people wondering how they could protect their data from being shared with other businesses.Then came news that put the users at ease: simply check the opt out feature in account setting in WhatsApp.
WhatsApp isn't only giving your data to Facebook — and no, you can't opt out
WhatsApp isn't only giving your data to Facebook — and no, you can't opt outAnti-Media's Josie Wales discusses the privacy implications of the WhatsApp/Facebook merger and why the promise that 'you can choose not to share your account information' is misleading at best.WHEN FACEBOOK purchased the encrypted mobile messaging app, WhatsApp, for $19 billion in 2014, some users were concerned about the security of their information and the implications of their private correspondence being handed over to the largest data mining operation in human history.
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