WhatsApp says it won’t enforce its controversial data sharing policy update until May 15. The update was originally set to go into effect on February 8, but has since been delayed. The new policy allows WhatsApp to share data with Facebook, sparking widespread concerns. The company says the update does not expand its ability to share personal user chats or other profile information with Facebook and is instead providing further transparency about how user data is collected and shared when using the messaging app to interact with businesses. The confusion has led to an exodus of users to privacy-focused messaging competitors such as Signal and Telegram.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2021/01/whatsapp-delays-controversial-data.html