#WHATSAPP FACEBOOK REGISTRATION#

Users that agree to the updated terms will have their WhatsApp account registration and phone number, transaction data, service-related information, interaction information, mobile device information, IP address, and 'other information identified.

#WHATSAPP FACEBOOK UPDATE#

The latest update eliminates this option.

The new terms and privacy policy appear to build upon changes announced in July 2020, yet this previous update offered users the option to withhold their WhatsApp account information from being shared with Facebook. The changes, which are set to take effect on February 8, 2021, are mandatory and users will not be able to continue using WhatsApp unless they accept the terms. The notice gives an overview of the main three updates, covering how WhatsApp processes user data, how businesses can use Facebook-hosted services to store and manage their WhatsApp chats, and how WhatsApp will soon partner with Facebook to offer deeper integrations across all of the parent company's products. WhatsApp users are today receiving an in-app notice informing them about the app's updated terms of service and privacy policy. Like the FTC on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, and subscribe to press releases for the latest FTC news and resources.WhatsApp's latest terms and privacy policy allows the popular messaging app to share a significant amount of user data with Facebook (via XDA Developers).

#WHATSAPP FACEBOOK FREE#

The FTC’s website provides free information on a variety of consumer topics. The FTC enters complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online database available to more than 2,000 civil and criminal law enforcement agencies in the U.S. To file a complaint in English or Spanish, visit the FTC’s online Complaint Assistant or call 1-877-FTC-HELP (1-87). The Federal Trade Commission works for consumers to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and unfair business practices and to provide information to help spot, stop, and avoid them. The letter also recommends that consumers be given the opportunity to opt out of any future changes to how newly-collected data is used. In addition, the letter notes that the companies must not misrepresent the extent to which they maintain the privacy or security of user data. The letter notes that before making any material changes to how they use data already collected from WhatsApp subscribers, the companies must get affirmative consent. Under the terms of the FTC’s order against the company, it must get consumers’ affirmative consent before making changes that override their privacy settings, among other requirements. In 2011, Facebook settled FTC charges that it deceived consumers by failing to keep its privacy promises.

Further, if the acquisition is completed and WhatsApp fails to honor these promises, both companies could be in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Act and, potentially, the FTC’s order against Facebook,” the letter states. “We want to make clear that, regardless of the acquisition, WhatsApp must continue to honor these promises to consumers. In a letter to the two companies, Bureau Director Jessica Rich noted that WhatsApp has made clear privacy promises to consumers, and that both companies have told consumers that after any acquisition, WhatsApp will continue its current privacy practices. The director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection notified Facebook and WhatsApp about their obligations to protect the privacy of their users in light of Facebook’s proposed acquisition of WhatsApp.

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