The government has issued a clarification given the concerns of the generalpublic on the recently announced changes in the privacy policy of WhatsApp,saying that subject changes in privacy are applicable on WhatsApp businessaccount only while regular non-business/individual accounts are notaffected.
According to the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunications(MOIT&T) and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), users who have notaccepted the new policies by February 8, 2021, will not lose their accountsbut will need to agree to the updates to use their account.
The Ministry has stated that concerning on-going news threads by nationalmedia and social media platforms regarding the change in privacy terms andconditions of WhatsApp, the Ministry of IT & Telecom is monitoring thecurrent developments and clarifications provided by Facebook Inc. in thisregard.——————————
MOIT&T emphasized that all such digital social media platforms, includingWhatsApp administration, to adhere to the privacy rights of citizens ofPakistan. In this regard, all such digital platforms need to strengthentheir engagements with the Government of Pakistan so that concerns of thegeneral public and businesses can be well addressed by all means.
According to officials statements keeping in view the concerns of thegeneral public regarding recently announced changes in the privacy policyof the WhatsApp, following clarifications have been provided by WhatsAppand Facebook:
The updated Privacy Policy will go into effect on February 8, 2021, therationale for the changes in the WhatsApp privacy policy is to make iteasier for people to both make a purchase and get help from a businessdirectly on WhatsApp. This update does not impact how people communicateprivately with friends or family.
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WhatsApp is still end-to-end encrypted, WhatsApp shares certain categoriesof data, including account registration information (e.g., phone number),how users interact with others (including businesses), and the user’s IPaddress with Facebook for purposes, such as promoting safety and integrity,fighting spam, improving infrastructure, and delivery systems, andproviding integrations, which enable users to connect their WhatsAppexperiences with other Facebook company products and personalizing content(including ads and friend suggestions) across the Facebook Company Products.
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