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Smartphone, battery level or duration of discussions ... WhatsApp clarifies its collection of personal data

2021-11-22T05:46:31.157Z


The publication of a new privacy policy follows a fine imposed by the Irish CNIL last September. WhatsApp is seeking to comply with European authorities. The application of the Meta group, formerly Facebook, has just updated its privacy policy. This follows a € 225m fine imposed by the Irish Data Protection Authority (DPC) last September. Read alsoData protection: record fine of 225 million euros for Whatsapp in Ireland In question, the non-respect of the European regulation of protection o


WhatsApp is seeking to comply with European authorities.

The application of the Meta group, formerly Facebook, has just updated its privacy policy.

This follows a € 225m fine imposed by the Irish Data Protection Authority (DPC) last September.

Read alsoData protection: record fine of 225 million euros for Whatsapp in Ireland

In question, the non-respect of the European regulation of protection of personal data (RGPD).

The Irish organization pointed to the vagueness around the data collected by the platform, qualifying its “

very serious offenses

 ”.

WhatsApp had until early December to rewrite its privacy policy.

Read alsoAfter the controversy, WhatsApp retaliates

If WhatsApp now complies with these obligations, the messaging system still specifies that "

this update does not change the way we operate our service

 ".

The app does not read, listen to, or mine the content of conversations, which are all encrypted.

But she specifies that some information is not protected, such as the profile picture, the "about" section, as well as the names and descriptions of the newsgroups, their creation and update date.

A multitude of information collected

The application mainly collects technical data, such as connection times, with which other accounts the user chats, as well as the frequency and duration of the exchanges.

And the list goes on and on: the model of the smartphone on which the application is installed, its operating system, its battery level, the internet signal strength, the version of the application, the connection information, the mobile operator or Internet service provider, language, IP address or even time zone.

Even if the user has not authorized WhatsApp to collect his precise geographical position, the application is able to estimate in which country he is located thanks to the information delivered by the IP address or the phone number provided to the user. registration.

Some of this information, such as the telephone number, can be exchanged with third parties such as telecom operators.

This is particularly the case in Sweden, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

WhatsApp also transmits this technical information to the police as part of legal requisitions.

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If a user wishes to delete their account, WhatsApp specifies that it will take 90 days to “

delete or anonymize the account

 ”.

In reality, bits of information are kept as data related to the troubleshooting log, when a user reports an application malfunction.

Some records of account activity are also stored but they are dissociated from the user's personal data.

These details are therefore used to measure the performance, reliability and efficiency of WhatsApp services.

Source: lefigaro

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