WhatsApp one of the famous application used for messaging introduced End to End Encryption for all the users to maintain confidentiality for the chats. Recently they have decided to share the data with Facebook.
Facebook acquired WhatsApp before and at that time WhatsApp stated that they will not share the data with their Parent company Facebook and will maintain user privacy but now the company has decided to share the user data with Facebook.
Since they have implemented End to End Encryption no user data that are sent such as text or media files can be shared as they are encrypted, they can share contact number and other information. Parent Company Facebook inturn may sell the data to the advertisers to target users with targeted Ads.
All users who updated WhatsApp application will be pushed with Agree to License Agreement which automatically gives permission to share your data with Facebook. Those who has done that may opt out of that feature within 30 days.
To stop sharing of data go to Settings -> Account -> Uncheck the checkbox with text "Share Personal Info". This will popup a message and click Dont Share to stop sharing of data with Facebook.
There are many other applications that provide all and more features than WhatsApp like Telegram and Signal.
P.S: The Post is to create awareness and not to create any negative impact.
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