01/15/2021 17:37
Clarín.com
Technology
Updated 01/15/2021 5:37 PM
The
application
announced this Friday that it
is reversing one of its controversial measures.
The courier will postpone a modification in its rules on
exchange of private information with Facebook
that caused the flight of users to rivals
Telegram or Signal
.
"We are
postponing the date
that people will be asked to review and accept the new terms," Facebook-owned WhatsApp said in a blog post.
The messaging platform, owned by WhatsApp, issued a statement announcing that it modifies the deadline to accept the new conditions of service.
These, initially, were to be put into practice as of February 8.
But none of this will be done
under user pressure
.
"Many people expressed that there is great
confusion
regarding our recent update. Due to the dissemination of so much false information that causes concern, we want to help people to know the facts and understand our principles," they assured from the messenger.
"WhatsApp was created from a simple idea:
what you share with your friends and family stays between you
. This means that we will always protect your personal conversations with end-to-end encryption, so that neither WhatsApp nor Facebook can see those messages private.
And they added: "For that reason,
we do not keep records of the contacts that each person calls or sends messages to
. We also cannot see the locations you share or share your contacts with Facebook."
After arguing the decision and noting that no sensitive data was going to be compromised with this update, the messaging app decided to go further by
extending the deadline
for users to review and accept the Conditions.
This decision that particularly comes to silence criticism and cut, at a certain point, the bleeding of users will only be enabled
on May 15
.
WhatsApp emphasizes that the new terms of service do not affect the privacy of its users.
On the other hand, WhatsApp admitted that a series of measures will be taken to clear up the misinformation regarding the way privacy works and the fear that still reigns around the security of the messaging service.
"WhatsApp helped bring end-to-end encryption to users around the world, and we are committed to defending this security technology both today and in the future," they concluded in the statement.
After the new deadline of May 15, the more than 2 billion users of the service will not be left without the possibility of continuing to use WhatsApp.
From then on, those who did not accept the conditions will begin to be reminded that they have not yet done so;
There will be neither suspension nor blocking of these accounts
, but their functionalities will be gradually limited, reiterating that the limit to accept the new conditions has already passed, according to a source from the company to
Clarín
.
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