WhatsApp has ensured that the changes it has made to its privacy policy do not affect the privacy of messages and calls from users through the platform, since conversations are protected with end-to-end encryption. New privacy policy. WhatsApp ensures that messages and calls will remain private.
Among some main changes, mention that none of your data that you send in the app will be shared by other networks such as Instagram or Facebook, as well as it will restrict third parties from seeing your conversations in the app. The application also emphasizes that it will not use your data to serve you advertising on its banners or on the social networks associated with the company.
For a week, WhatsApp users have found when they open the application a message that warns them of an upcoming change in their Conditions and Privacy policy, which will take effect on February 8. If you do not accept it, you will not be able to use the messaging application
These changes notify us about the data that WhatsApp collects from users and about their treatment. Also to how businesses can use Facebook’s hosted services to store and manage their WhatsApp chats. Changes that you must accept to continue using the app from February 8.
The new policies do not involve substantial changes in the processing of data for users in the European Union, and ensures that WhatsApp does not yet share the data of those users with Facebook in order for the parent company to use it to improve products and advertisements. .
However, WhatsApp belongs to Facebook, and the change in policies, and the requirement to accept it in order to continue using the messaging service, have alerted many users, who have understood that the company has or will have access to the content of their conversations . But they assure that they cannot access.
WhatsApp continues to protect the privacy of messages with end-to-end encryption, one of its many improvements. This means, as he explains in an infographic shared on his Twitter profile, that neither WhatsApp nor Facebook cannot see private messages or listen to calls.
We want to address some rumors and be 100% clear we continue to protect your private messages with end-to-end encryption. pic.twitter.com/6qDnzQ98MP
– WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) January 12, 2021
The platform does not keep records of who the user writes or calls, nor can they view the shared location. It ensures that you do not share your contacts with Facebook and that the Groups are also private. Also remember that users can set a timer for messages to disappear automatically, and even download the data.
The privacy policy update “does not affect the privacy of messages with friends or family.” You can read their policy at https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/updates/privacy-policy/?lang=es
On their page they give their explanation https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/security-and-privacy/answering-your-questions-about-whatsapps-privacy-policy
Answer your questions about the WhatsApp Privacy Policy
This is the translation.
We recently updated our Privacy Policy and have received many important questions. With some of the rumors circulating, we want to answer some of the common questions that we have received. We do our best to create WhatsApp in a way that helps people to communicate privately.
We want to make it clear that the policy update no It affects the privacy of your messages with friends or family in any way. Instead, this update includes changes related to a company’s messaging on WhatsApp, which is optional, and provides greater transparency on how we collect and use data.
The privacy and security of your personal messages.
We cannot see your private messages or listen to your calls, and neither can Facebook – Neither WhatsApp nor Facebook can read your messages or listen to your calls with your friends, family and co-workers on WhatsApp. Whatever you share, it stays between you. That’s because your personal messages are protected by end-to-end encryption. We will never weaken this security and we clearly label each chat so you know our commitment. Learn more about WhatsApp security here .
We don’t keep logs of who everyone is texting or calling Although traditionally carriers and mobile operators store this information, we believe that keeping these records for two billion users would be a privacy and security risk, and we do not.
We can’t see your shared location and neither can Facebook – When you share your location with someone on WhatsApp, your location is protected by end-to-end encryption, which means that no one can see your location except the people you share it with. .
We do not share your contacts with Facebook – When you give us permission, we access only the phone numbers in your address book for fast and reliable messaging, and we don’t share your contact lists with the other apps that Facebook offers.
Groups remain private – We use group membership to send messages and protect our service from spam and abuse. We do not share this information with Facebook for advertising purposes. Again, these private chats are end-to-end encrypted, so we cannot see their content.
You can set your messages to disappear – For more privacy, you can choose to set your messages to disappear from chats after they are sent. Learn more in this article of Help Center .
You can download your data – You can download and see what information we have in your account directly from the application. Learn more in this article of Help Center .
Business messaging and how we work with Facebook
Every day millions of people around the world communicate securely with businesses of all sizes on WhatsApp. We want this to be easier and better if you choose to message businesses. We will always be clear within WhatsApp when you contact any company that uses these features.
Facebook hosting services : Messaging with companies is different than messaging with your family or friends. Some large companies need to use hosting services to manage their communication. That is why we provide companies with the option to use secure hosting services from Facebook to manage WhatsApp chats with your customers, answer questions and send useful information such as purchase receipts. But whether you contact a business by phone, email, or WhatsApp, they can see what you’re saying and can use that information for its own marketing purposes, which may include Facebook advertising. To ensure that you are informed, we clearly label conversations with companies that choose to use Facebook’s hosting services.
New business features : More and more people want to be able to buy from online businesses. With Facebook-branded commerce features like Stores, some businesses will display their products directly within WhatsApp so that people can see what is available to buy. If you choose to interact with stores, your shopping activity can be used to personalize your experience in stores and the ads you see on Facebook and Instagram. Features like this are optional and when you use them we will tell you in the app how your data is shared with Facebook.
Discovering a company – You may see an ad on Facebook with a button to send a message to a business using WhatsApp. If you have WhatsApp installed on your phone, you will have the option to send messages to that business. Facebook may use the way you interact with these ads to personalize the ads you see on Facebook.
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