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RSS FeedsYou won`t be able to use WhatsApp unless you share data with Facebook
(Android Central)

 
 

7 january 2021 17:28:53

 
You won`t be able to use WhatsApp unless you share data with Facebook
(Android Central)
 


WhatsApp is doing the exact thing it said it wouldn`t do when it was acquired by Facebook seven years ago. Facebook acquired WhatsApp back in February 2014 for a staggering $19 billion. At that time, the service had 500 million users; it now boasts over 2 billion users today. Facebook tried a lot of methods to monetize WhatsApp over the years, introducing business accounts to allow brands to chat with customers and even turning the platform into an e-commerce destination. That said, the app was left as its own entity, and Facebook didn`t meddle too much into the core service itself. That`s changing now. WhatsApp has updated its privacy policy, and the new terms requires users to share data with Facebook as well as its associated companies, including Facebook Payments, Onavo (a web analytics service and controversial VPN), and CrowdTangle (a social analytics tool). The data that will be shared with Facebook and its companies as part of the new terms includes the following: Profil...


 
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