WhatsApp is one of the most popular instant messaging apps. You must be using WhatsApp to stay connected with your friends, colleagues, and others. WhatsApp updates its Privacy Policy. It started to inform about the new privacy policy to the users.
Users are getting a pop-up message about the new update. Also, you received this pop-up message or will receive it soon on your WhatsApp. Today I am explaining to you about the WhatsApp Privacy Policy in full detail. Read this post till the end to know more about this.
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WhatsApp new Privacy Policy update details.
The Android, iOS, and WhatsApp Web Users received the WhatsApp privacy policy update pop-up messages. You also received pop-up messages or will receive this message in the coming days or weeks. Users need to accept the new privacy policy before 8 February. You will lose access to your WhatsApp and delete your account if you do not accept this privacy policy. You will also be forced to accept the new privacy policy after 8 February.
You can see the image above, in this image WhatsApp has listed the key update of the New Privacy Policy. In these keynotes, WhatsApp noted about the WhatsApp service and how it processes the user data, How businesses can use Facebook hosted services to store and manage their WhatsApp chat, and its integrations across the Facebook Company Product.
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You can read the full detail about the Privacy Policy update on its Official Website. One of the big changes in the Media file storage. “When a user forwards media within a message, we store that media temporarily in encrypted form on our servers to aid in the more efficient delivery of additional forwards”.
WhatsApp has noted that it collects the user location information in the new privacy update. Also, If you don’t use the location feature then it uses your IP addresses and other information like phone numbers, area codes, etc to estimate your location. But you have to grant permission when you share your location with others on WhatsApp.
WhatsApp says in the new privacy policy update that “We work with third-party service providers and other Facebook Companies to help us operate, provide, improve, understand, customize, support, and market our Services” for businesses.
You can continue to use WhatsApp the same as you use previously and nothing major that you have to worry about that.
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