Meanwhile, Signal has so many new users that it fell over on the weekend.
WhatsApp has announced that it will delay enforcing its new privacy terms from February 8 to May 15. With little fanfare, in recent weeks, WhatsApp has presented users with a prompt to accept its new privacy terms by February 8, or risk not being able to use the app. In the wording used, WhatsApp says the new privacy policy will change how it partners with Facebook to « offer integrations », and that businesses can use Facebook services to manage WhatsApp chats. After some online consternation about what Facebook could access, WhatsApp clarified last week that its changes were focused on how businesses used the app. « We want to be clear that the policy update does not affect the privacy of your messages with friends or family in any way, » the company said.
