In reality, WhatsApp has had this Facebook issue ever since the social media giant acquired the messaging app back in 2014. “Has Facebook finally broken WhatsApp,” I asked back then, when it was already clear that this risk “radical” change to WhatsApp was in train. WhatsApp does not share data for its European users with Facebook for the enhancement of its products and services—that hasn’t changed. “There’s a reason why Facebook bought WhatsApp, I am really surprised that it has taken this long to do it. No one asks them and so they will continue to use WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger and life will go on.

Source: Forbes January 10, 2021 00:10 UTC