You Have 30 Days To Stop WhatsApp Sharing Your Data With Facebook
WhatsApp to Automatically Share User Data With Facebook
Bloomberg Law: Privacy & Data Security brings you single-source access to the expertise of Bloomberg Law's privacy and data security editorial team, contributing practitioners,...By Daniel R. StollerAug. 25 — Mobile messaging service WhatsApp Inc. announced Aug. 25 that under its updated privacy policy it will automatically share certain consumer data with its parent company Facebook Inc. unless a user specifically objects.Jan Koum, CEO of WhatsApp, said in a statement obtained by Bloomberg BNA Aug. 25 that the company won't share consumer phone numbers with advertisers and other users on Facebook.If users agree to the updated privacy policy, they will have the option over 30 days "to opt out of having their WhatsApp information used for things like friend suggestions and other features on Facebook," he said.
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