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WhatsApp to Share User Data With Facebook to Show Targeted Ads
WhatsApp has updated its terms of service and privacy policy to reflect that it will begin sharing select data with Facebook, including the phone number a user verifies during the registration process and the last time a user accessed the service. Facebook, which acquired WhatsApp in 2014, will use the information to provide better friend suggestions and targeted ads and offers to users of its own service.
Existing WhatsApp users can choose not to share their account information with Facebook. On the iPhone app, before you tap "Agree" to accept the updated terms, tap on "Read," scroll to the bottom, and toggle the control. Users that agree to the updated terms also have an additional 30 days to opt out by going to Settings > Account > Share My Account Info and toggling the appropriate control in the app.
WhatsApp remains committed to providing private communications. All messages sent through the service are not stored on its servers, and end-to-end encryption has been in place since April on the latest version of the app. The updated terms and privacy policy do not affect these security measures.
In a new FAQ about its updated terms and privacy policy, WhatsApp says it will still not allow third-party banner ads on the service.
WhatsApp is free on the App Store [Direct Link] for iPhone.
By coordinating more with Facebook, we'll be able to do things like track basic metrics about how often people use our services and better fight spam on WhatsApp. And by connecting your phone number with Facebook's systems, Facebook can offer better friend suggestions and show you more relevant ads if you have an account with them. For example, you might see an ad from a company you already work with, rather than one from someone you've never heard of.WhatsApp ensures that nothing users share on the service, including messages, photos, and account information, will be publicly shared onto Facebook for others to see. The updated terms and privacy policy also state that the new data sharing measures will help WhatsApp more accurately count unique users, fight spam and abuse, and improve the overall experience of its messaging service.
Existing WhatsApp users can choose not to share their account information with Facebook. On the iPhone app, before you tap "Agree" to accept the updated terms, tap on "Read," scroll to the bottom, and toggle the control. Users that agree to the updated terms also have an additional 30 days to opt out by going to Settings > Account > Share My Account Info and toggling the appropriate control in the app.
WhatsApp remains committed to providing private communications. All messages sent through the service are not stored on its servers, and end-to-end encryption has been in place since April on the latest version of the app. The updated terms and privacy policy do not affect these security measures.
In a new FAQ about its updated terms and privacy policy, WhatsApp says it will still not allow third-party banner ads on the service.
WhatsApp is free on the App Store [Direct Link] for iPhone.
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41 months ago
Switch to Telegram, people. Tell your friends to do the same.
WhatsApp is crap.
WhatsApp is crap.
41 months ago
Of course they will...it's about dam time Facebook come out with that master plan since purchasing the dam thing.
41 months ago
Apple, kill that online troll called Facebook and WhatsApp, make iMessage cross platform and ad free.
41 months ago
I figured this would happen eventually after Facebook acquired them. Seems to be a common occurrence when Facebook and other big companies buy smaller ones.
41 months ago
After being on Facebook for so many years…and after creating groups and being immersed in it for so long, I finally deleted my account (as much as that's possible) about a month ago. This news is just one more reason to stay away from it for good.
The Facebook universe has a lot of good going for it, and is useful and even helpful. But at the end of the day it's free, which as others have repeatedly said, just means the consumer is the product. Every so often (like now, with WhatsApp), someone pulls back the curtain and we get to see what it's really about.
The Facebook universe has a lot of good going for it, and is useful and even helpful. But at the end of the day it's free, which as others have repeatedly said, just means the consumer is the product. Every so often (like now, with WhatsApp), someone pulls back the curtain and we get to see what it's really about.
41 months ago
I've never used WhatsApp, and never will.
I've deleted my facebook account three times. I only still have an account to communicate with a few groups, as well as to keep access to any pictures of me that people post (would be weird not to have access to that). Also, I only use facebook in mobile safari. The app is the some of the worst software garbage I've ever experienced.
I will be so happy if and when facebook goes away.
I've deleted my facebook account three times. I only still have an account to communicate with a few groups, as well as to keep access to any pictures of me that people post (would be weird not to have access to that). Also, I only use facebook in mobile safari. The app is the some of the worst software garbage I've ever experienced.
I will be so happy if and when facebook goes away.
41 months ago
If everyone just clicks all the adds and never makes a purchase they will fail eventually!
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