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WhatsApp updates privacy policy, makes Facebook data sharing mandatory

The users have at least one month's notice before the privacy policy and terms go into effect in February 2021

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Experts said that this means that if a user won't accept the new changes, they will lose access to the app

Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
Messaging giant WhatsApp has updated its privacy policy and terms of service to better integrate with other products and services offered by its parent company Facebook. The most prominent changes deal with how WhatsApp shares information with Facebook and its subsidiaries.
 
The instant messaging app can now share phone numbers and transaction data with Facebook. The aim is to also promote safety. “As we’ve previously informed in October 2020, as part of WhatsApp’s business vision, in order to enable users and businesses better, we are updating our terms of service and privacy policy as we work to make WhatsApp a

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