WhatsApp recently introduced new privacy policies for its users, which
includes new terms ensuring that the app will share data with Facebook as a
condition of use. Although this was postponed at first, WhatsApp will now
disable some app functionalities until users accept the new privacy terms.
Following the controversies that WhatsApps new privacy policies have
caused, Facebook has decided to
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/01/15/facebook-whatsapp-data-sharing-changes-delay
ed/> postpone changes regarding data sharing between the two social
networks.
Last week, WhatsApp even mentioned that
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/05/07/whatsapp-privacy-policy-backtrack/> it would
not delete or deactivate the account of those who do not accept the new
terms. While this still remains true, the company has now stated it will
somewhat punish users who do not accept the new privacy policies.
As noted by
<https://gizmodo.com/whatsapp-will-turn-your-account-into-a-useless-zombie-i
-1846862478> Gizmodo, WhatsApp this week updated a
<https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/security-and-privacy/what-happens-when-our
-terms-and-privacy-policy-updates-take-effect/?langÿ> support article on
its website with more details about the upcoming privacy changes. While the
company reaffirms that users will not have their accounts deleted, WhatsApp
now says that users who refuse the new terms will have limited
functionality on their accounts.
Starting May 15, users will eventually lose access to some WhatsApp features
until they accept the new terms. For instance, these users will first lose
the ability to access the chat list. Then, audio and video calls will stop
working and the user will no longer receive any notifications of new
messages on WhatsApp.
Basically, despite WhatsApp saying that you wont lose your account if you
dont agree with how the company is going to share your data, it is making
the app nearly unusable for these people to force them to accept its new
privacy policy.
Since WhatsApp announced these changes, some users have been
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/01/07/whatsapp-alternatives-ios-mac/> looking for
alternatives to the messaging app. This includes Signal and Telegram, which
both offer end-to-end encryption and not to mention Apples iMessage.
https://9to5mac.com/2021/05/10/whatsapp-users-will-lose-app-features-until-t
hey-accept-new-privacy-policy/
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