Facebook-owned instant messaging application WhatsApp has reversed its decision to limit functionality for users who have not accepted its new privacy policy. Earlier this month, WhatsApp said that users would lose functionality over time if they didn't accept its new privacy policy by May 15. Some WhatsApp user data, such as users' phone numbers, is already shared with Facebook, a policy that went into place in 2016. WhatsApp has stressed this is not the case, though -- the policy update is regarding messages sent to businesses via WhatsApp, which may be stored on Facebook's servers. The majority of users who have seen the new policy have accepted, the company said in a support article.

Source: dna May 29, 2021 13:41 UTC