The application will begin asking for acceptance of the new terms, which provides for data sharing with Facebook, from May 15
THE WhatsApp detailed on Monday, 22, what will happen to users who decide not to accept their new privacy policy. In a note, the application stated that it will start asking for acceptance of the new terms from May 15th. Those who do not will be prevented from reading or sending messages through the app for a few weeks, although they can still receive calls and notifications. If the person continues to refuse to agree to the new privacy policy in the following weeks and reaches a total of 120 days of inactivity, their account will be deleted.
WhatsApp’s new privacy policy provides for data sharing with Facebook, who owns the app. However, the platform states that the changes are only valid for conversations with companies that use commercial accounts, while personal messages will continue to be “encrypted” from start to finish, meaning that their content cannot be read or heard for the company.
