How To Stop WhatsApp From Sending Facebook Your Phone Number
If you're not accustomed to reading about Facebook, WhatsApp, and the issues that surround their users' privacy, you may want to take a deep breath before reading more of this.WhatsApp has just announced that it will begin sharing user information with its parent company Facebook.This is a major U-turn and privacy conundrum for millions upon millions of users worldwide.
There's Still Time to Stop WhatsApp From Giving Facebook Your Phone Number
Ever since Facebook bought messaging service WhatsApp in 2014, there's been a voluntary wall of separation between the two, with WhatsApp pledging not to share personal info with its new parent.Well, not anymore.Facebook has decided to end that and WhatsApp has announced it will be sharing some personal information, including phone numbers, with its parent company.
How to Stop WhatsApp From Sharing Your Info With Facebook
WhatsApp plans to start sharing account information, including when a member last used the app with its parent company Facebook.For users who would rather they don't, there's a way to opt out.When presented with WhatsApp's new terms of service, choose "read" and scroll to the bottom of the page.
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