WhatsApp makes clarifications on new privacy policy

WhatsApp has clarified the confusion about its new privacy policy, assuring that the private conversations of its users are protected.

The messaging app had sent a notification to its users, which suggested changes to the data it would share with its parent company – Facebook.

It had also given users an original cut-off date of February 8 to accept the new policy.

However, in a statement issued recently, WhatsApp noted that there has been a lot of misinformation about the new update.

It explained that the messaging app “was built on a simple idea: what you share with your friends and family stays between you.

“This means we will always protect your personal conversations with end-to-end encryption, so that neither WhatsApp nor Facebook can see these private messages. It’s why we don’t keep logs of who everyone’s messaging or calling. We also can’t see your shared location and we don’t share your contacts with Facebook.”

WhatsApp, according to a report by Aledeh.com, assured that “with these updates, none of that is changing. Instead, the update includes new options people will have to message a business on WhatsApp, and provides further transparency about how we collect and use data.

“While not everyone shops with a business on WhatsApp today, we think that more people will choose to do so in the future and it’s important people are aware of these services. This update does not expand our ability to share data with Facebook.

“We’re now moving back the date on which people will be asked to review and accept the terms. No one will have their account suspended or deleted on February 8.

“We’re also going to do a lot more to clear up the misinformation around how privacy and security works on WhatsApp. We’ll then go to people gradually to review the policy at their own pace before new business options are available on May 15.”

The statement added: “WhatsApp helped bring end-to-end encryption to people across the world and we are committed to defending this security technology now and in the future.”

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