2021 WhatsApp privacy policy updates: Difference between revisions

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	In January 2021, WhatsApp announced an update to its privacy policy, set to take effect on February 8, 2021 (later delayed).<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Taylor \|first=Lenore \|date=14 May 2021 \|title=WhatsApp to force users to accept changes to terms of service \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/14/whatsapp-to-force-users-to-accept-changes-to-terms-of-service \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/oEXMC \|archive-date=15 May 2021 \|access-date=3 January 2026 \|work=The Guardian}}</ref> Key changes to the policy included:		In January 2021, [[WhatsApp]] announced an update to its privacy policy, set to take effect on February 8, 2021 (later delayed).<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Taylor \|first=Lenore \|date=14 May 2021 \|title=WhatsApp to force users to accept changes to terms of service \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/14/whatsapp-to-force-users-to-accept-changes-to-terms-of-service \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/oEXMC \|archive-date=15 May 2021 \|access-date=3 January 2026 \|work=The Guardian}}</ref> Key changes to the policy included:

	*Clarifying how WhatsApp processes user data.		*Clarifying how WhatsApp processes user data.