WhatsApp says in a statement that data sharing with Facebook is to allow both platforms to fight spam, providing users with better content and advertising tailored to their interests. It provided also that the full encryption correspondence will be maintained. WhatsApp users who do not have a Facebook account will not be affected by this change.
“With greater integration with Facebook gain access to basic data, including on how often users use instant messaging. Adding numbers phone base Facebook will allow us to discover new friends and more effective fight against spam, “- said in a statement issued by WhatsApp.
” we will not publish phone numbers on Facebook and share them with third parties “- provides portal.
the head of WhatsApp also informed about the possibility disable the automatic transfer of data portal Facebook.
” Over the next 30 days users will be able to disable introduced by our function “- says Jan Koum.
Greater integration of Facebook and WhatsApp is no surprise to activists and experts dealing with the protection of privacy on the Web.
” Despite assurances privacy, the overarching goal of Facebook is to collect as many different types of data on the user, “- said in an interview with WIRED Jeff Chester, head of the Center for Digital Democracy, one of the largest organization devoted to the protection of privacy.
“Sharing metadata WhatsApp and Facebook puts users at greater risk. With the additional information, the portal will have data on the contacts, the number of their conversations, the frequency of their event, which when combined with the activity of users on the site and elsewhere on the network, builds even more accurate their image “- says Claire Gartland of the Electronic Privacy Information Center.
“this image can be used both to create ads, but also made available to other entities, such as special services. Only in the second half of 2015. Facebook has received from governments of more than 46 thousand. requests for access to such data “- reminiscent of Jeff Chester.
WhatsApp was acquired in 2014. by Facebook for 19 billion dollars. Communicator was built originally in response to the growing concerns of the users to protect their privacy by larger players industry. The service uses per month over one billion users worldwide.
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