Facebook, WhatsApp, the world's most popular messaging platform is updating its terms and conditions , as well as its privacy
policy. Part of this update includes WhatsApp sharing your account
information with Facebook to, among other things, provide better
targeted ads.
I know you'll be wondering what part of your information is being
shared to Facebook
Q - What information is being shared with Facebook?
The updated WhatsApp FAQ page says that the phone number you
used to sign up for WhatsApp with will be shared, as well as the
last time you used the service.
Thanks to end-to-end encryption, Facebook will not be able to see
your
messages, photos or other media you share. Only you and the
person
you send messages to will ever be able to see that information.
And
any information that is shared by WhatsApp will not be publicly
visible
to anyone using Facebook. Meaning, if WhatsApp shares your
phone
number with Facebook, it won't fill in the phone number field on
your
profile and make it visible to anyone.
Another question is why your information is being shared.
The FAQ page says sharing your information with Facebook will
help
the two companies "coordinate more." The claim is that it will help
them "fight spam and abuse" more efficiently, as well as and this
is
likely the bigger and more feasible reason "improve your
experiences
within [Facebook] services" through targeted ads.
Will I start seeing ads in WhatsApp?
No. Well, at least not in the usual banner ad style. However,
WhatsApp is exploring ways to allow businesses to communicate
with customers. In the same way that you can interact with your bank
via SMS to check account balances or pay your cell phone bill with a
text
message, WhatsApp wants you to receive information from
business,
such as receipts for flight information.
The good news is, WhatsApp is (for now) continuing to put you in
control. It says, "We do not want you to have a spammy
experience; as
with all of your messages, you can manage these communications,
and we will honor the choices you make."
Time will tell if being part of Facebook will alter their stance on
this, as well.
Well. Certainly, I've got a lot of contacts on my whatsapp and I get
a lot of messages daily so the idea of Ads on Whatsapp "hell no". If
you feel the same way about the new Whatsapp privacy policy,
Fortunately, you can opt out and remove yourself from the whole
situation very easily. Here's how:
Open WhatsApp on your phone.
On Android , tap the action overflow button in the upper right
corner and select Settings . On iOS, tap the Settings tab in the
lower right corner.
Select Account .
Tap the check mark to the right of Share my account info .
To disable the feature, tap Don't Share .
.
The pop-up that appears reads, "If you tap 'Don't Share', you won't
be
able to change this in the future." And they mean it.
On the bright side, your account information and app usage won't
be
shared with Facebook anymore. Though, it doesn't say whether it
has
already shared your information or whether, if shared, that
information
will be deleted.
policy. Part of this update includes WhatsApp sharing your account
information with Facebook to, among other things, provide better
targeted ads.
I know you'll be wondering what part of your information is being
shared to Facebook
Q - What information is being shared with Facebook?
The updated WhatsApp FAQ page says that the phone number you
used to sign up for WhatsApp with will be shared, as well as the
last time you used the service.
Thanks to end-to-end encryption, Facebook will not be able to see
your
messages, photos or other media you share. Only you and the
person
you send messages to will ever be able to see that information.
And
any information that is shared by WhatsApp will not be publicly
visible
to anyone using Facebook. Meaning, if WhatsApp shares your
phone
number with Facebook, it won't fill in the phone number field on
your
profile and make it visible to anyone.
Another question is why your information is being shared.
The FAQ page says sharing your information with Facebook will
help
the two companies "coordinate more." The claim is that it will help
them "fight spam and abuse" more efficiently, as well as and this
is
likely the bigger and more feasible reason "improve your
experiences
within [Facebook] services" through targeted ads.
Will I start seeing ads in WhatsApp?
No. Well, at least not in the usual banner ad style. However,
WhatsApp is exploring ways to allow businesses to communicate
with customers. In the same way that you can interact with your bank
via SMS to check account balances or pay your cell phone bill with a
text
message, WhatsApp wants you to receive information from
business,
such as receipts for flight information.
The good news is, WhatsApp is (for now) continuing to put you in
control. It says, "We do not want you to have a spammy
experience; as
with all of your messages, you can manage these communications,
and we will honor the choices you make."
Time will tell if being part of Facebook will alter their stance on
this, as well.
Well. Certainly, I've got a lot of contacts on my whatsapp and I get
a lot of messages daily so the idea of Ads on Whatsapp "hell no". If
you feel the same way about the new Whatsapp privacy policy,
Fortunately, you can opt out and remove yourself from the whole
situation very easily. Here's how:
Open WhatsApp on your phone.
On Android , tap the action overflow button in the upper right
corner and select Settings . On iOS, tap the Settings tab in the
lower right corner.
Select Account .
Tap the check mark to the right of Share my account info .
To disable the feature, tap Don't Share .
.
The pop-up that appears reads, "If you tap 'Don't Share', you won't
be
able to change this in the future." And they mean it.
On the bright side, your account information and app usage won't
be
shared with Facebook anymore. Though, it doesn't say whether it
has
already shared your information or whether, if shared, that
information
will be deleted.
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