New EU directive brings changes to WhatsApp – experts warn of potential danger.. As of: March 17, 2024, 1:50 p.m By: Sandra Sporer CommentsPressSplit The Digital Markets Act (DMA) is intended to guarantee better opportunities for new, smaller competitors.
However, many experts see it as potentially endangering users' data security. For WhatsApp, this specifically means that users of other messenger services must be able to send messages to WhatsApp accounts in the future.