Let’s get some straightforward answers:
1. What are these new privacy policies
of WhatsApp?
In the new
terms of service and privacy policy, WhatsApp reveals the kind of data it
collects from users and stores them in its database. It should be noted that WhatsApp
has been collecting the same data since 2016.
2. Can WhatsApp able to read our
private chats and calls?
WhatsApp
claims to use end-to-end protection layer, which means no third person, even
WhatsApp can not able to read your
chats. But yes, maybe WhatsApp is not able to read or listen to what you are
texting or speaking, but it may track to whom you are texting or calling, so be
extra careful about it.
3. Then what data WhatsApp collects and
shares with Facebook?
The information which WhatsApp is sharing with Facebook includes but not limited to:
- Account registration information,
- details on how users interact with others including business,
- mobile device information,
- IP address,
- battery level,
- signal strength,
- app version and
- Browser information etc.
4. To which companies the information
will be shared with?
No one knows. Each and every company which Face
Book owns, controls, partnered, or even acquire in future, all are included.
5. Is it mandatory for us to accept
these updated privacy policy?
Yes, WhatsApp
only presented two options before us: accept or leave.
6. What if we’ll not accept these terms
and conditions?
According
to last notification issued by the WhatsApp, you will no longer be able to use
WhatsApp after the 15th May 2021, if you not align yourself
according to their new policies.
7. What are the available alternatives?
There are
plethora of options available, but Telegram and Signal are two of the most popular
apps amongst all of them.
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8. Is WhatsApp pushing these privacy
policy updates all over the world without any discrimination?
Oh! Simply the
answer is no. For example: in European countries, they have their General data
protection regulation Law (GDPR), and WhatsApp, or for that matter, any other
application, has to abide by that Law, which means they are not going to
enforce this update in all these European Countries.
9. Do we have any Law available in
India to stop the WhatsApp from doing all these stuffs?
No, not at all. There is only very limited
protection available for all of us, in the form of Information Technology Act,
2000. In addition to it, the 2019 personal data protection bill, which is still
pending in the name of evaluation, also fails to recognize such type of privacy
threats.
10. Last and the most important
question; is simply deleting WhatsApp from your phone enough if you don’t want
to continue with these updated privacy policy?
No, you
have to follow some simple steps before deleting the app:
- Open
the WhatsApp app,
- Click
on more options,
- Choose
settings option,
- Click
on account, Privacy, security, change number,
- Delete
my account,
- And follow the instructions.
Note: the
ministry of Information and technology of India has sent a strongly worded
letter to the WhatsApp about its new terms and conditions. We are presenting
some of the highlights of the letter before you:
- It expresses serious concerns about
the WhatsApp’s updated Privacy Policies,
- It urges to respect the data privacy
of Indian users,
- It records strong objection for its
discriminatory policies for the different countries,
- Disclose exact category of the data,
which WhatsApp collects from the Indian User,
- And last but not the least, it
requests not to implement the new policies in India.
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