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RSS FeedsWhatsApp delays Facebook data sharing policy, but the damage is done
(Android Central)

 
 

16 january 2021 06:11:35

 
WhatsApp delays Facebook data sharing policy, but the damage is done
(Android Central)
 


WhatsApp backtracks on its privacy policy, but it already broke user trust. WhatsApp updated its privacy policy last week, with the platform noting that it would mandate sharing user data with Facebook. The move led to a mass exodus, with users flocking to Signal and Telegram. Signal is actually down right now because of the influx of users making the switch from WhatsApp, and Telegram revealed that it picked up 25 million new users over the course of the last week. To limit the damage even further, WhatsApp is now delaying the enforcement of the new privacy policy. The policy was meant to go into effect on February 8, and WhatsApp has now stated that the date has been pushed back to May 15. In that time, WhatsApp says it will `clear up the misinformation` around how privacy and security works on its platform so that users have a better understanding of the data that will be shared with Facebook: We`re now moving back the date on which people will be asked to review and accep...


 
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