WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging platform, has updated its privacy policy. All users have received a notice that the service will now share user data with other Facebook companies.
This is in stark contrast to what the company initially promised in 2014 upon its acquisition by Facebook when WhatsApp assured that its goal was to know “as little as possible.”
Although users have been able to unsubscribe so far, starting February 8, they will have only one solution, if they do not want their data to belong to the parent company: uninstall the app and stop using the service.
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Some of the information that WhatsApp collects and will Italy WhatsApp Number List share includes location data, IP addresses, phone model, operating system, battery level, signal strength, browser, mobile network, ISP, language, time zone, and even IMEI. There is also information about how you send messages, call, what groups you participate in, status, profile picture, last time you were online, etc.
WhatsApp has even added a separate section called “Transaction and Payment Data” clarifying that the platform will process additional information, even for payments, made WhatsApp Number Database through the app. The company claims that this is for analytics purposes, although it does provide its unique identifiers to other Facebook companies.
WhatsApp introduces new privacy policy, will share your data with Facebook
The privacy policy is rolling out globally, however, users Bulk Database located in the European Union only received one bullet point in their notification. Thanks to stricter privacy legislation, better known as GDPR, WhatsApp users in 27 European countries will not have their data shared with third parties.
