One thing that does connect Americans to WhatsApp users, however, is Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and his flagrant disregard for data privacy. “We are absolutely not going to change plans around WhatsApp and the way it uses user data,” Zuckerberg claimed. WhatsApp announced its latest privacy update in January, with changes initially meant to take effect on 8 February. WhatsApp has also removed a passage in its privacy policy about opting out of sharing data with Facebook. We cannot let Mark Zuckerberg’s use one of the world’s most important messaging services as his latest data goldmine.

Source: The Guardian May 14, 2021 10:15 UTC