‘Betrayal of trust’? WhatsApp to start sharing user data with Facebook and other corporations

‘The world’s most popular messenger, the Facebook-owned WhatsApp, will give its users’ personal information to its parent company and plans to make it easier for businesses to contact subscribers. WhatsApp claims the changes won’t endanger privacy.
WhatsApp, which is used by over 1 billion people each month, published a statement as part of a revision of its terms and privacy policy.
“By coordinating more with Facebook, we’ll be able to do things like track basic metrics about how often people use our services and better fight spam on WhatsApp. And by connecting your phone number with Facebook’s systems, Facebook can offer better friend suggestions and show you more relevant ads if you have an account with them,” said the California-based company.’
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