This is how you stop WhatsApp from sharing your data with Facebook
WhatsApp hasn't updated its Terms of Service in four years, but the latest changes are making users of the app a little uneasy.Your info is now being shared with Facebook for a number of reasons, including showing you more relevant ads.But if this makes you uncomfortable, then there's an easy way to opt out.
How to stop WhatsApp from sharing your data with Facebook
Rose Behar August 31, 2016 8:50amIn a move that outraged many of its users, WhatsApp recently updated its terms of service to begin sharing a limited amount of user data with Facebook."By coordinating more with Facebook, we'll be able to do things like track basic metrics regarding how often people use our services and better fight spam on WhatsApp," said the company in a blog post, adding that by connecting a phone number, the social media platform can offer better friend suggestions and show more relevant ads.While the messaging app's post portrays the change as only beneficial to users, it seems at odds with its long-held and often stringent commitment to privacy, as evidenced by a blog post from 2014 when the company was acquired by Facebook.
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.
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