Regulators 'Look Into' Facebook Links To WhatsApp
WhatsApp is to change its privacy policy so that businesses can message users in what looks to be a way for the company to open a potential revenue stream.Consumer privacy advocates in the US on Monday filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, alleging that the change represents an about-face on WhatsApp's previous promise to consumers that "nothing would change" when the social network acquired the messaging startup in 2014.It also says Facebook won't post phone numbers online or give them out to anyone.
WhatsApp will share your phone number with Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO -- 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 give users' phone numbers to Facebook for targeted ads
Mobile messaging service WhatsApp will give its parent company Facebook personal information including users' phone numbers, as part of plans to allow businesses to send messages to users.WhatsApp's billion-plus users will be notified of the change to its privacy policy from 25 August.They will have 30 days to decide whether to opt out of their information being used for ad targeting on Facebook, but will not be able to opt out of their data being sharing with the social network.
You can stop WhatsApp from sharing your phone number with Facebook
Hyper-popular messaging app WhatsApp announced yesterday that it would start sharing some user data — including your phone number — with parent company Facebook.The two companies say the new policy will help you find friends and "improve your Facebook ads and products experiences," but it will also give businesses a new avenue to reach potential customers, with WhatsApp describing situations where banks and airlines will use your phone number to get in touch about fraudulent payments or delayed flights.WhatsApp has promised that it won't sell or share that number with advertisers, but if you still balk at the idea of putting your phone number where a legion of hungry brands could potentially see it, you're in luck — you've still got a chance to stop WhatsApp from handing Facebook this new data if you act fast.
Comments
Post a Comment