No changes to the way WhatsApp data is shared with Facebook in the European Region (where the Gdpr, the European regulation on the protection of personal data, is in force, ed).
The clarification comes from the company after the disclosure of the notice to users on the updating of the terms of service and the privacy policy, in force from February 8, which concerns in particular WhatsApp Business, the chat service for businesses.
"There are no changes to the way WhatsApp data is shared in the European Region, including the United Kingdom, resulting from the update of the Terms of Service and the Privacy Policy - explains a spokesperson for WhatsApp - We do not share data from users of the 'European area with Facebook in order to allow Facebook to use this data to improve its products or advertisements ".
The main updates to the terms of service clarify the methods of data processing and, with reference to companies that use WhatsApp Business, how they can use the services available on Facebook to manage chats.
"Today, Facebook does not use your WhatsApp account information to improve your experiences with Facebook products - writes on Twitter Niamh Sweeny, Director of Policy for WhatsApp, EMEA - If in the future we decide to share this data with Facebook companies for this purpose, we will do so only after we have reached an agreement with the Irish Data Protection Commission. "