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- Facebook is using the Status feature of WhatsApp for spamming users with privacy stories following the recent backlash for the planned privacy policy change.
- The new Status stories were featured around the world, delivering Facebook’s “commitment” to privacy.
- WhatsApp conversations will continue to be end-to-end encrypted, and the company can’t read or listen to them, the stories explain.
Facebook’s WhatsApp is the world’s most popular instant messenger, an app that supports end-to-end encryption by default and works on iPhone and Android. But Facebook wants to collect more user data from WhatsApp, an app it paid nearly $20 billion several years ago. Facebook reminded WhatsApp users via a prompt in early January that a privacy policy change was scheduled for February 8th. Users could only tap the “agree” button (or postpone the agreement), as there was no way to opt out. To continue using the app, you’d have to agree to Facebook’s new terms or look elsewhere.
In the days that followed, millions of people did exactly that. They looked elsewhere, installing Signal and Telegram on their devices. Facebook found itself having to defend the privacy change. The company put up an infographic and FAQ section that made it clear that end-to-end encryption isn’t going away — but Facebook didn’t really make a great case as to why there’s no opt-out option for this new user data sharing. Facebook also announced it would delay the privacy change by three months to give users more time to understand the changes. Facebook’s latest move to retain WhatsApp users includes spamming them with privacy stories on WhatsApp.
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Facebook is now spamming WhatsApp users with privacy stories originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 1 Feb 2021 at 07:31:12 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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