Η WhatsApp announcement continues to occupy many as the company was trying to pass a new privacy policy that allowed certain information to be made available to Facebook. After the initial reactions, the company tried to clarify its position, and chose to delay the application of the new policy. But eventually released the new Terms of Service optional, except in one specific case.
Although there will always be doubts about sharing information with Facebook, especially if you do not use Facebook directly, the main reason for the recent dispute between WhatsApp and the public was "we decide and we order".
He said little about the exact purpose of the change, the nature and limitations of this data sharing policy. After a lot of delays the company tried to review and finally give up these terms.
WhatsApp initially said it planned to roll back the functionality over time until users accept the new reality. Strong criticism forced the company to revamp the new ToS (from Terms of Service) and finally make it optional, except for businesses ανταλλαγής μηνυμάτων που χρησιμοποιούν παρόχους cloud. Σε αυτή την περίπτωση, οι χρήστες θα πρέπει να συμφωνήσουν με αυτούς τους όρους πριν καν μπορέσουν να στείλουν messages in this business.
This is a policy that WhatsApp probably had to follow from the beginning, because it concerns the real purpose of the new privacy policy or at least the purpose stated by the company.
So regular WhatsApp users should not worry about the new privacy policy. There is currently no known date for announcing these changes, but hopefully an announcement from WhatsApp will stop the controversy.
