2021 WhatsApp privacy policy updates: Difference between revisions
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|Company=Facebook, WhatsApp | |Company=Facebook, WhatsApp | ||
|StartDate=2021-02-08 | |StartDate=2021-02-08 | ||
|Status=Active | |Status=Active | ||
|Product=WhatsApp | |Product=WhatsApp | ||
|ArticleType=Service | |ArticleType=Service | ||
|Type= | |Type=Privacy | ||
|Description= | |Description=WhatsApp updated its privacy policy, key changes are: Clarifying how WhatsApp processes user data. Detailing how WhatsApp works with businesses. | ||
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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://web.archive.org/web/20260222203353/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/14/whatsapp-to-force-users-to-accept-changes-to-terms-of-service |archive-date=22 Feb 2026|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://web.archive.org/web/20260222203353/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/may/14/whatsapp-to-force-users-to-accept-changes-to-terms-of-service |archive-date=22 Feb 2026|access-date=3 January 2026 |work=The Guardian}}</ref> Key changes to the policy included: | ||