WhatsApp: Your Data Is Safe With Us, Even From Facebook
 

WhatsApp: Your Data Is Safe With Us, Even From Facebook
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WhatsApp, the standalone messaging app that Facebook purchased last month for $16 billion, is **t in the business of data collecting

The company, which will operate auto**mously under Facebook's ownership, published a blog post Monday to address concerns that its recent acquisition may mean user data will be shared or that more will be collected. That's **t the case, according to WhatsApp

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"If partnering with Facebook meant that we had to change our values, we wouldn’t have done it," wrote Jan Koum, WhatsApp CEO on the company's blog, adding that reports claiming WhastApp will start sharing and collecting are "irresponsible." Read more...

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