'WhatsApp sharing data with Facebook isn't surprising' Facebook has a long history of making policies and decisions that go directly against the idea of users’ online privacy. This includes everything from lawsuits accusing the social media giant of posting users’ data on its platform without their consent to the policy of having to use ‘real names’ on profiles. "WhatsApp does not have access to any data as it provides end-to-end encryption". "We only have access to the person's name and number which is also obtained by online consent. We are abiding by the central government's regulations for messenger apps.

Source: Times of India September 14, 2016 15:33 UTC