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FOR THE FIRST time since even before Facebook acquired it in a whopping $19 billion acquisition two years ago, WhatsApp has changed its terms of service. This time, you’ll want to read them very closely.
Under the new user agreement, WhatsApp will share the phone numbers of people using the service with Facebook, along with analytics such as what devices and operating systems are being used. Previously, no information passed between the two, a stance more in line with WhatsApp’s original sales pitch as a privacy oasis.
“We have not, we do not, and we will not ever sell your personal information to anyone. Period. End of story,” wroteWhatsApp CEO Jan Koum in 2009. In the wake of the 2014 Facebook acquisition, Koum reiterated his stance, promising to maintain the status quo. “Here’s what will change for you, the users: nothing,” Koum wrote at the time. “WhatsApp will remain an autonomous company and will operate independently.”
WhatsApp’s Privacy Cred Just Took a Big Hit | WIRED
Under the new user agreement, WhatsApp will share the phone numbers of people using the service with Facebook, along with analytics such as what devices and operating systems are being used. Previously, no information passed between the two, a stance more in line with WhatsApp’s original sales pitch as a privacy oasis.
“We have not, we do not, and we will not ever sell your personal information to anyone. Period. End of story,” wroteWhatsApp CEO Jan Koum in 2009. In the wake of the 2014 Facebook acquisition, Koum reiterated his stance, promising to maintain the status quo. “Here’s what will change for you, the users: nothing,” Koum wrote at the time. “WhatsApp will remain an autonomous company and will operate independently.”
WhatsApp’s Privacy Cred Just Took a Big Hit | WIRED