Though of course, it remains up to the user whether or not they want to message with a business on WhatsApp.The update does not change WhatsApp’s data-sharing practices with Facebook and does not impact how people communicate privately with friends or family wherever they are in the world” To further increase transparency, we updated the privacy policy to describe that going forward businesses can choose to receive secure hosting services from our parent company Facebook to help manage their communications with their customers on WhatsApp. “While most people use WhatsApp to chat with friends and family, increasingly people are reaching out to businesses as well. The company also specified in a blog post that it would continue to provide end-to-end encryption for private messages, and it did not keep logs of its users’ messaging and calling.WhatsApp’s official statement shared by The Verge has been produced below: WhatsApp had clarified that the updated Policy would not impact the private conversations/ interactions between family and friends on the platform. Since the announcement of its updated privacy policy, which did not sit well with the users, WhatsApp has announced that the update is primarily meant for businesses using its messaging platform through the WhatsApp business app. The new WhatsApp policy update (“policy”) This outrage along with several warnings from the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“Meity” or “Ministry”), eventually delayed the implementation of WhatsApp’s new privacy policy until May 15, 2021. However, it faced a strong public outrage that even helped promote competitors like Signal and Telegram.
WhatsApp had originally planned to make its privacy policy applicable across the platform by February 8, 2021.
This article has been written by Sukeshi Singh pursuing a Diploma in Merger and Acquisitions (PE and VC transactions) from LawSikho.
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