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With the advent of its latest privacy policy, the Facebook-owned messaging app is all set to block certain features if the users won’t agree to the new privacy policy.
The update that was initially set to be rolled out by February 8 – making new privacy regulations applicable for all its users, got delayed till May 15 as WhatsApp faced strong contempt from the public, which allowed its competitors namely Telegram and Signal to solidify their repute with the public.
Earlier, as per the ultimatum given by WhatsApp: if the users do not accept the updated privacy policy on May 15, they won’t be able to use the app. However, later on, it was said that no accounts will be deleted in case the aforementioned does not happen.
Giving insights into the new Privacy Policy, a WhatsApp spokesperson said, “Requiring messaging apps to “trace” chats is the equivalent of asking us to keep a fingerprint of every single message sent on WhatsApp, which would break end-to-end encryption and fundamentally undermines people’s right to privacy.”
“We have consistently joined civil society and experts around the world in opposing requirements tha
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