WhatsApp using Status Messages to update users about new privacy policy

Ravi Ranjan     2021-02-03 15:05:20    


WhatsApp using Status Messages to update users about new privacy policy

HIGHLIGHTS

  • WhatsApp has now found a new way of letting users know about the privacy policy.
  • WhatsApp is using status messages to give the correct information about its privacy policies to the users.
  • The status messages had already appeared in India quite a few times but now it has also started appearing in the United States and United Kingdom

The status messages had already appeared in India quite a few times but now it has also started appearing in the United States and United Kingdom. One of the status messages that appeared recently on WhatsApp read, “One thing that isn't new is our commitment to your privacy. WhatsApp can't read or listen to your personal conversations as they're end-to-end encrypted.”You can spot the statuses by WhatsApp on the top of all the messages of your contacts.WhatsApp is using status messages to give the correct information about its privacy policies to the users. 

 There has been a lot of misconceptions about how this privacy policy will share the personal conversation of users with Facebook. The company has outrightly denied doing so. However, this did not stop the users from migrating to other messaging apps including Telegram and Signal, which the users considered safer than WhatsApp.  Taking cognizance of the matter, WhatsApp too had delayed rolling out its new terms of service and privacy policies.