WhatsApp postpones changes in its conditions of use after the controversy over the exchange of data with Facebook
After a drop in its downloads and an unprecedented upturn in the number of new users reported by its competitors, WhatsApp decided to postpone the changes in its conditions of use for three months, which raised concerns about data privacy issues. The mobile messaging application announced this Friday that the changes announced at the beginning of the year will no longer take effect on February 8, but on 15 May. The new terms of use of WhatsApp generated controversy because they allow the virtual platform to share the information of its users with its parent company, Facebook. “There was a lot of misinformation that raised concerns and we want to help everyone understand our principles . We are now postponing the date on which users will be asked to review and accept the terms, ”the ...