WhatsApp continues to extinguish the fire caused by the change in its privacy policy, announced in early January. There is something, since it is a question of accepting the sharing of data with Facebook, in the context of conversations with companies. The social network having the disastrous reputation that we know, we have witnessed the transhumance of thousands / millions of WhatsApp users to Signal and Telegram.
Faced with the noise caused by this poorly put together announcement, WhatsApp has postponed the implementation of data sharing for three months. New step in the rehabilitation attempt this evening, with display in the coming weeks of an explanatory banner that users can consult at their own pace. The app will also remind ” the need to review and accept these updates in order to continue using WhatsApp “. Because we won’t have a choice.
The service also detailed the changes made to its terms of use… and also what did not change: neither WhatsApp nor Facebook can see the content (messages, personal calls, attachments, locations) shared with its correspondents. WhatsApp also does not share contacts with Facebook.
« Acceptance of the new Terms of Service does not extend WhatsApp’s ability to share user data with its parent company, Facebook “, Explains the messaging. The main change is in discussions with businesses on WhatsApp, ” a more effective means of contact than a phone call or e-mail exchange », According to the messenger. It is up to the user to chat with a company from the app, it is “ completely optional ».
WhatsApp charges companies for this connection service with their customers, ” not [les] people “. Some shopping functions involve Facebook so that businesses can manage their inventory. All this information will be displayed more clearly in WhatsApp to guide the user in his choice of whether or not to chat with one of these companies.
Instant messaging also recommends that users be well informed if they want to change creamery, especially on the support of end-to-end encryption which ensures the confidentiality of exchanges. If it’s not the case, ” it means that your messages are visible “. Other competitors claim to use less data than WhatsApp, but ” we believe that people are looking for apps that are both reliable and secure, even if this requires WhatsApp to have some data in a limited amount ».
The problem ultimately, less WhatsApp and its communication errors than the trust placed by users in Facebook. The social network has long squandered its capital in this area. The new privacy policy is to apply from May 15.
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