WhatsApp delays data sharing change after backlash

Gaming and Tech 16.1.2021 07:28 am

WhatsApp delays data sharing change after backlash

“We’ve heard from so many people how much confusion there is around our recent update. This update does not expand our ability to share data with Facebook,” WhatsApp said in a blog post.

WhatsApp on Friday postponed a data-sharing change as users concerned about privacy fled the Facebook-owned messaging service and flocked to rivals Telegram and Signal.

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