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WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy. What Happens If You Don’t Accept it?
WhatsApp’s new privacy policy has been in news for some time now. Initially, there was too much speculation about the app, sharing all private chats and information to Facebook – (Its parent company). Pertaining to so much chaos, WhatsApp delayed the application of these new policies, which were supposed to be activated on 8th Feb’21.
WhatsApp now explains in there FAQ section, what will happen when you do not accept the new policies, effective 15th May. and what happens once the new privacy policy is in place.
The new policy has been under controversy that all personal chats and information will be made public, but that is not the case. Private chats on the app are end to end encrypted and only the recipients can view them. The new policy refers only to business chats, wherein they might share some information to Facebook servers for advertisement purposes.
Now, coming to the time once this new policy is in effect. The features on the app will be limited if you choose not to accept the policies. You should be able to see notifications and make calls but not send or read messages.
One can even accept the new policy post 15th May, but the account will remain active for 120 days only, adhering to there inactive user policy.
The company is also trying to explain the new policies to all users for better understanding and clearing the air. They tried previously by posting status messages/stories but from now on, they will be including a banner at the top, which can be tapped to view and read the policy details.
WhatsApp also notes that businesses pay for the right to use WhatsApp to reach customers, and that’s one of the ways WhatsApp is able to provide its app for free. The main features of WhatsApp remain as private as ever. Of course, it’s not as private as some users might think. WhatsApp started sharing some personal information like phone numbers, and profile photos with Facebook in 2016 to improve friend recommendations and ads on the app.
Now, it’s up to the users to decide, do they choose to continue with services, or prefer switching to a new platform altogether. We don’t even know for sure, how trustable these other platforms are?
This article is published on “theoutwrite.com” by Navanita Pramanik. Thanks for your time, please share your valuable feedback & comments – our email address is: [email protected].
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WhatsApp’s new privacy policy has been in news for some time now. Initially, there was too much speculation about the app, sharing all private chats and information to Facebook – (Its parent company). Pertaining to so much chaos, WhatsApp delayed the application of these new policies, which were supposed to be activated on 8th Feb’21.
WhatsApp now explains in there FAQ section, what will happen when you do not accept the new policies, effective 15th May. and what happens once the new privacy policy is in place.
The new policy has been under controversy that all personal chats and information will be made public, but that is not the case. Private chats on the app are end to end encrypted and only the recipients can view them. The new policy refers only to business chats, wherein they might share some information to Facebook servers for advertisement purposes.
Now, coming to the time once this new policy is in effect. The features on the app will be limited if you choose not to accept the policies. You should be able to see notifications and make calls but not send or read messages.
One can even accept the new policy post 15th May, but the account will remain active for 120 days only, adhering to there inactive user policy.
The company is also trying to explain the new policies to all users for better understanding and clearing the air. They tried previously by posting status messages/stories but from now on, they will be including a banner at the top, which can be tapped to view and read the policy details.
WhatsApp also notes that businesses pay for the right to use WhatsApp to reach customers, and that’s one of the ways WhatsApp is able to provide its app for free. The main features of WhatsApp remain as private as ever. Of course, it’s not as private as some users might think. WhatsApp started sharing some personal information like phone numbers, and profile photos with Facebook in 2016 to improve friend recommendations and ads on the app.
Now, it’s up to the users to decide, do they choose to continue with services, or prefer switching to a new platform altogether. We don’t even know for sure, how trustable these other platforms are?
This article is published on “theoutwrite.com” by Navanita Pramanik. Thanks for your time, please share your valuable feedback & comments – our email address is: [email protected].