Key points:
- In an official blog post, the instant messaging app informed users that no one’s account will be deleted on February 8.
- In the blog post, WhatsApp also said that it will do a lot more to inform users about privacy and security on WhatsApp.
- WhatsAp said that there’s been a lot of confusion recently about its update, which is why it is delaying the update process.
- In the last 10 days or so, WhatsApp rivals like Signal and Telegram have seen a massive surge in downloads and installs. Both the platform claim to be more secure than WhatsApp.
In an official blog post, the instant messaging app informed users that no one’s account will be deleted on February 8. “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.
In the blog post, WhatsApp also said that it will do a lot more to inform users about privacy and security on WhatsApp. “We’re also going to do a lot more to clear up the misinformation around how privacy and security works on WhatsApp. We’ll then go to people gradually to review the policy at their own pace before new business options are available on May 15.”
The last 10 days have seen WhatsApp mired in a wave of controversy regarding privacy and user data. It started when the Facebook-owned messaging app told users to accept certain terms and conditions or face deletion of their account. Now, WhatsApp has delayed this condition for the next three months, at least.
Whatsapp said that there’s been a lot of confusion recently about its update, which is why it is delaying the update process. “We’ve heard from so many people how much confusion there is around our recent update. There’s been a lot of misinformation causing concern and we want to help everyone understand our principles and the facts.”
In the last 10 days or so, WhatsApp rivals like Signal and Telegram have seen a massive surge in downloads and installs. Both the platform claim to be more secure than WhatsApp.
WhatsApp has maintained that chats will remain secure and no one will see them. But the issue has been sharing of certain user data with Facebook and perhaps third-party apps, which has made user a bit squeamish and look at other options like Signal and Telegram.