WhatsApp said on Friday that it won’t enforce the planned update to its data-sharing policy until May 15, weeks after news about the new terms created confusion among its users, exposed the Facebook app to a potential lawsuit, triggered a nationwide investigation and drove tens of millions of its loyal fans to explore alternative messaging apps.
“We’re now moving back the date on which people will be asked to review and accept the terms. No one will have their account suspended or deleted on February 8. We’re also going to do a lot more to clear up the misinformation around how privacy and security works on WhatsApp. We’ll then go to people gradually to review the policy at their own pace before new business options are available on May 15,” the firm said in a blog post.
Source: WhatsApp delays enforcement of privacy terms by 3 months, following backlash | TechCrunch
I’m pretty sure there is no confusion. People just don’t want all their data shared to Facebook when they were promised it wouldn’t be. So they are leaving to Signal and Telegram.
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