WhatsApp breaks its promise, starts sharing data with Facebook
By By James Walker Aug 26, 2016 in Technology WhatsApp is facing a huge backlash after breaking a promise it made two years ago.When it was bought by Facebook, it pledged not to share user data with its new parent.Now, it's reversed that policy and will soon share data to power ads.
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Users have been outraged by the change, claiming Whatsapp has gone back on an earlier promise to protect dataWhatsApp has come under fire after announcing it will start sharing the phone numbers of its users with Facebook, its parent company.The move means WhatsApp users could soon start seeing more targeted ads on Facebook — although not on the messaging service itself.Now the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said it is 'looking into' the changes WhatsApp has made to determine if is illegal in the UK.
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