According to The Register, this setting will be apparently be honoured going forward next month, even if you agree to the new policy. Since the privacy policy changes were announced, WhatsApp has now said that it will not be sharing personal data from people who previously opted out of sharing their information with Facebook. The new policy, which applies to all users outside of Facebook’s European Region (including the UK), also means that simply deleting the app from the device will not prevent WhatsApp from retaining a users’ private data. Users who don’t accept the new terms will be blocked from using the app. This means being prepared to share their personal information such as names, profile pictures, status updates, phone numbers, contacts lists, and IP addresses, as well as data about their mobile device, with Facebook and its wider companies. Users who want to continue using WhatsApp after May 15th 2021, have to agree to the updates made to its terms and privacy policy.
However, just two years later, in 2016, both apps announced they would be ‘coordinating more’– but did give users the option to opt-out of sharing their personal data with Facebook. At the time, CEO Jan Koum stressed how deeply he valued the ‘principle of private communication ’.
W hatsApp was acquired by Facebook in 2014. But is WhatsApp really suitable for business communication ? Privacy Policy Updates It’s free and it’s easy to use – most people are probably already using it – so it seems like the ideal communication tool, particularly now many employees are working remotely. While WhatsApp is a consumer-grade application, many people are using it for business purposes.
0 kommentar(er)
