WhatsApp’s latest terms and privacy policy allows the app to share popular user data with Facebook (via XDA Developers).
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WhatsApp users today receive an in-app notification informing them about the terms of service update and the app’s privacy policy. The announcement provides an overview of the top three updates, covering how WhatsApp processes user data, how businesses can use Facebook-hosted services to store and manage their WhatsApp chairs. management, and how WhatsApp partners with Facebook to offer deeper integration across all of the parent company products.
The changes, which are due to take effect on February 8, 2021, are mandatory and users will not be able to continue using WhatsApp if they do not accept the terms.
The new terms and privacy policy appear to build on changes announced in July 2020, but the previous update allowed users to withhold their WhatsApp account information from being compromised. share with Facebook. The latest update removes this option.
Users who agree to the updated terms will receive their WhatsApp account registration and phone number, trading data, service related information, interaction information, mobile device information, IP address, and “other information identified … or obtained by you or based on your permission, “shared by Facebook.
In explaining how Facebook uses this information, the policy states that shared data is used to “understand how our services or ours are used,” “Improve their services,” “make recommendations to you,” “personalize features and content,” and “display relevant offers and ads throughout Facebook Company Products. “
The updated terms will help WhatsApp to integrate more closely with the Facebook family of products, as it aims to provide a more meaningful experience for users across services. While the changes will help Facebook achieve its ultimate goals, the high level of data sharing that WhatsApp users will now be subject to may raise privacy concerns.
Last month, WhatsApp made a public complaint about Apple’s requirement for developers to submit information about what user data they collect for privacy leaflets on the App Store, saying it could be a competitive disadvantage. give to his messaging app.