SAN FRANCISCO—Global messaging service WhatsApp says it will start sharing the phone numbers of its users with Facebook, its parent company. That means WhatsApp users could soon start seeing more targeted ads on Facebook — although not on the messaging service itself. It also says Facebook won’t post phone numbers online or give them out to anyone. The documents are the first revision of those policies since 2012, before Facebook acquired WhatsApp. One change follows through on previous hints by WhatsApp executives, who have said they’re exploring ways for businesses to communicate with customers on WhatsApp.

Source: thestar August 25, 2016 13:36 UTC