A privacy policy update that subtly points out data can be shared with Facebook prompted a user exodus, so WhatsApp is now giving them until May 15 to agree to the changes.
(Photo illustration by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) WhatsApp is hitting the brakes on a privacy policy update that’s prompted users to flee the Facebook-owned platform for rival messaging apps. WhatsApp’s original plan required people to agree to the new privacy policy on Feb.8. If they didn’t, the app implied it would shut down their accounts. To make things more confusing, the update also said WhatsApp partnered with Facebook on new « integrations, » without specifically saying how the data sharing works. But on Friday, WhatsApp said it was postponing the plan amid an apparent user exodus. “We’re now moving back the date on which people will be asked to review and accept the terms. No one will have their account suspended or deleted on February 8.
