WhatsApp’s new privacy policies have been among the most discussed topics in the recent past. This change has not only caused users to migrate to different platforms, but has also started legal challenges for the instant messaging service in India with the intervention of the Supreme Court.
Meanwhile, due to the backlash, the policy was delayed until May 15. Since then, WhatsApp has tried to clarify the policies with massive full-page print ads or through “Stories” clarification on its official blog. He even plans to display banners to educate users on the need for data access.
However, WhatsApp did not tell the user what will happen if they do not accept the new policies on May 15. Now, it has clarified that its original basis is still maintained that everyone who uses the messaging platform will have to accept the policies or face account deactivation.
On a new FAQ page, WhatsApp says that if you don’t accept, you will be able to use the app for a few weeks, but in a limited way. It says, “You will not have the full functionality of WhatsApp until you accept. For a short time, you can receive calls and notifications, but you cannot read or send messages from the «application.
WhatsApp further says that users will have more time to voluntarily accept the policies after May 15, however otherwise these accounts will be considered inactive and will be deleted within 120 days. Once deleted, all user history and backups are removed from the server.
Although WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, is a private company and can change its policies according to its whims, it is strange that the company has decided to threaten users at a time when the case about updating its policy is already being reviewed by the courts of the country.
The leading messaging platform has been losing customers since the policy updates were first announced. And users were specifically unhappy with the way the policy was imposed on them.
It seems that WhatsApp does not want to change its path and wants to move on with fewer customers who are not only in agreement with the policies, but are also fine to share their data with Facebook, the only one that will benefit from this move.
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