Facebook presses pause on WhatsApp privacy policy change after backlash
(Android Central)

WhatsApp`s new privacy policy has driven users away into the waiting arms of their rivals. What you need to know WhatsApp continues to grapple with the fallout from changes it plans on making to its privacy policy. The company has claimed that these changes are simply to further its growth in the e-commerce market and does not share any additional data with parent company Facebook. However, this new policy will no longer take effect in February but will be pushed back three months till May. WhatsApp`s planned privacy policy update have resulted in a powerful backlash towards both itself and Facebook over the past week. The new policy, for the unaware, will result in more data than some are comfortable with being shared among WhatsApp, Facebook, and other Facebook-owned companies. The company has tried to clarify its position and has now been forced to backtrack on this imminent change. Users will now have an additional three months — till May — to review and adopt the new t...