It was somehow confusing when WhatsApp asked us recently to accept new term and condition and privacy policy, it was de facto seeking our permission to share our private details with Facebook. It’s no doubt a question mark, why WhatsApp is going to share our details with Facebook and What Facebook is going to make with our privacy?
As WhatsApp, kingpin of all texting apps, is now in control of Facebook because it has been acquired by Mark Zuckerberg, so Facebook wants to make its ads as per users’ interest at Facebook by getting users’ account information from WhatsApp after getting their consent.
What Kind of Our Data is Not Open for Facebook?
WhatsApp has already made it clear to every user that communication through this channel will totally be end-to-end encrypted. Same is still effective even after this announcement. So don’t worry, you WhatsApp conversation with your friends and family is tight secured. Moreover, images and videos you share or receive are also secured, these can not be viewed by anyone at any level except you and other party to whom you send and receive from. At the other end of spectrum, voice communication at WhatsApp is also safe. Keep relaxed 
What Type of Data will be Shared to Facebook?
WhatsApp will only share your mobile number with Facebook that using which you signed up WhatsApp account last time. Purpose of sharing mobile number of user is not to make it open to all at Facebook or other business marketing concerns. Significant benefit of contact number is making protection against spam and abuse, moreover users’ experience of services will remain satisfactory. Anyhow it is still not clear that how Facebook and other subsidiaries of it will make better experience of users using service. Its point to ponder as well
Ads in WhatsApp
This giant texting chat app still keeps the others companies’ ads away in order to make the outstanding experience of app. No ads will be published at WhatsApp but Facebook will make interest based ads using this shared details from WhatsApp client.
Are You Thinking to Stop WhatsApp Sharing Your Info?
Existing user can make your decision not to share your details with Facebook and other family companies of it.
WhatsApp has provided 2 simple procedures to stop sharing of WhatsApp.
- Procedure 1: Read before you tap ‘Agree’ the recently updated ‘Terms of Service and Privacy Policy’, details of it will not be complete at tap the ‘Read More’ at bottom of screen, there is option to ‘check/uncheck’ above the ‘Agree’ option. If you are agree with sharing of your data then check the option and tap ‘Agree’. If you are not willing to make WhatsApp sharing your number/data then mark uncheck the option and tap agree.
- Procedure 2: In case user agrees with updated Terms of Service about sharing of info and then make reverse of decision then 30 days period is provided to user in which sharing of information can be stopped. Fo this purpose, user can tap following options in WhatsApp mobile app.
Setting➜Account➜Share my account info
There is check/uncheck option available in front of ‘Share my account info’ it can be unchecked to disable the key process of updated policy.
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