WhatsApp to share data with Facebook
Facebook is reportedly changing the privacy policy for the WhatsApp messaging-service app it acquired two years ago, claiming the move will help better tailor the platform's advertising, prevent spam and enhance the user's experience.Facebook will use the app's data to match people who have exchanged phone numbers, but haven't befriended each other on the social network, the BBC reported Thursday.WhatsApp said it will share information about usage, but not the content of encrypted messages, the BBC reported.
WhatsApp starting to share data with Facebook – here's how to opt out
When Facebook bought secure messaging app WhatsApp for $19B back in 2014, the company was careful to reassure users that its commitment to privacy would not be in any way compromised.WhatsApp has today updated its privacy policy to allow it to share both phone numbers and analytics data with Facebook.By 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 relaxes privacy stance, to share phone numbers with Facebook
A 3D printed Whatsapp logo is seen in front of a displayed stock graph in this illustration taken April 28, 2016.REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationPopular messaging service WhatsApp said it would start sharing users' phone numbers with parent Facebook Inc (FB.O), marking a notable shift in its stance on privacy.When Facebook bought WhatsApp in 2014, founder Jan Koum vowed to protect data of its users, saying the deal would not affect its privacy policy.
WhatsApp is going to share your phone number with Facebook
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.
WhatsApp to share user's phone numbers with Facebook
Messaging service has updated its global privacy policy, under which it will now share phone numbers of users with its parent company, Facebook.While the move will help offer more targeted advertisements on its own platform, WhatsApp will continue to be ad-free, a WhatsApp spokesperson told PTI.He added that this is the first time when WhatsApp has updated user privacy policy after being acquired by Facebook in 2014 in a $19-billion deal.Privacy advocates had raised concerns that Facebook would start mining WhatsApp accounts for data.
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