WhatsApp scraps privacy policy rule : No accounts will be deleted on May 15 for not accepting the policy update
WhatsApp had faced a severe backlash over user concerns that data was being shared with parent company Facebook.
A WhatsApp spokesperson said no accounts will be deleted on May 15 for not accepting the policy update.
“No accounts will be deleted on May 15 because of this update and no one in India will lose functionality of WhatsApp either. We will follow up with reminders to people over the next several weeks,” the spokesperson said in an emailed response to a query on Friday.
The spokesperson added that while a “majority of users who have received the new terms of service have accepted them”, some people have not had the chance to do so yet.
However, the company did not clarify the reason behind the decision and did not divulge the number of users who have accepted the terms so far.
In January this year, WhatsApp had informed users about the changes in its terms of service and public policy through an in-app notification. Users were initially given time till February 8 to agree to the new terms in order to continue using the platform.
According to WhatsApp, the key updates include more information about its service and how it processes user data; how businesses can use Facebook hosted services to store and manage their WhatsApp chats; and how WhatsApp partners with Facebook to offer integrations across the company products.
WhatsApp has insisted that the acceptance of the privacy policy update does not expand its ability to share user data with Facebook. However, user backlash over WhatsApp’s alleged sharing of user information with Facebook forced the company to postpone the February deadline to May 15.
The WhatsApp spokesperson said the company has spent the last few months working to “clear up confusion and misinformation”.
“This update does not impact the privacy of personal messages for anyone. Our goal is to provide information about new options we are building that people will hav in the future,” the spokesperson said.
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