WhatsApp is one of the messaging service that has been used by millions of users globally. Recently Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released its annual report card of tech companies for 2015.
The report was based on how much they keep the users personal data secure from Government snoops. The Worst Companies Award goes to..
At&T
Verizon.
WhatsApp is awarded one of the worst company in protecting user data. Users who are concerned about data privacy should consider this as a major concern. The EFF released its latest #Who Has Your Back report based on 5 basic criteria
1. Follows Industry Accepted Best Practices.
2. Tells Users about Government Data Demands.
3. Discloses Policies on Data Retention.
4. Discloses Government Content Removal Requests.
5. Pro-user Public Policy.
The Prominent Privacy Advocacy Group analysed 24 companies and found At&T, #WhatsApp and Verizon to be the worst companies in protecting data privacy.
Verizon met two criteria where WhatsApp and At&T met only one and having worst policies when comes to protecting user's personal data from Government requests.
Google and Microsoft earned 3 stars where Adobe, Apple, Yahoo, Wordpress earned all 5 stars. The list is as below
The complete report can be found here.
P.S : The post is to create awareness and not to create any negative impact.
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