{"id":257732,"date":"2021-05-24T20:13:43","date_gmt":"2021-05-24T17:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/whatsapp-says-it-wont-limit-functionality-if-you-refuse-its-privacy-policy-for-now\/"},"modified":"2021-05-24T20:13:43","modified_gmt":"2021-05-24T17:13:43","slug":"whatsapp-says-it-wont-limit-functionality-if-you-refuse-its-privacy-policy-for-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/whatsapp-says-it-wont-limit-functionality-if-you-refuse-its-privacy-policy-for-now\/","title":{"rendered":"#WhatsApp says it won\u2019t limit functionality if you refuse its privacy policy \u2014 for now"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#WhatsApp<\/a> says it won\u2019t limit functionality if you refuse its privacy policy \u2014 for now<\/strong>”
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WhatsApp\u2019s privacy policy change has drawn a lot of criticism worldwide. The company rolled out its new policy on May 15.<\/p>\n

A week prior to that, the Facebook-owned app said that it won\u2019t delete any user\u2019s account if they don\u2019t accept the new policy, but will constantly remind them to accept it. WhatsApp also said at that time that after \u201cseveral weeks,\u201d if you don\u2019t accept the policy, it will restrict certain core functionality of the platform.<\/p>\n

Now, in a new statement, the company has clarified that after speaking with governments and privacy advocates it won\u2019t restrict any functionality, even if you don\u2019t accept the policy for now:<\/p>\n

Given recent discussions with various authorities and privacy experts, we want to make clear that we currently have no plans to limit the functionality of how WhatsApp works for those who have not yet accepted the update. Instead, we will continue to remind users from time to time about the update as well as when people choose to use relevant optional features, like communicating with a business that is receiving support from Facebook.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

In the future, this could change, but WhatsApp is trying to keep its user base, and governments around the world happy. After the policy was first introduced in January, a ton of users started shifting to other platforms such as Telegram and Signal.<\/p>\n

Last week, India asked WhatsApp to retract its privacy policy. It sent a notice to WhatsApp saying that the new policy is in violation of the country\u2019s laws.<\/p>\n

In response, the company today said that it continues to \u201d\u00a0engage with the government and we reaffirm what we said before that this update does not impact the privacy of personal messages for anyone. \u201d It added that no users in the country will lose any features, even if they haven\u2019t accepted the policy yet.<\/p>\n

On May 11, the German authorities banned WhatsApp from processing user data of people in the country. Facebook at that time said that it\u2019ll appeal against the ban. The company was also forced to hold off its update in Turkey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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