WhatsApp shares user data including phone numbers to Facebook. How to stop it?
Since Facebook acquired WhatsApp in year 2014, there have been various speculations that between FB and WA share personal user data.
The peak was at the beginning of 2021 yesterday, WA renewed its policy again. Even though they refuse to share data with FB, as a result, many uninstall the application and switch to Telegram.
Well, to prevent this from happening, ApkVenue has tips and tricks how to stop WhatsApp from sharing data with Facebook. Happy reading!
Reasons for WA and Facebook Sharing Data
Service chat popular multi-platform this states that they will share more WhatsApp user data, even including phone numbers to parent company, namely Facebook.
Facebook reasoned, this new policy will be useful to combat spam, helps Facebook show more relevant ads, and more suitable friend recommendations.
Facebook also states that they will not give or sell your phone number directly to advertisers.
In addition, sending messages on WhatsApp is still very safe because it is encrypted and cannot be read by anyone, including WhatsApp or Facebook itself.
What Data Will WA and Facebook Take?
Reported by the WhatsApp FAQ Page, the data that will be shared by WA and Facebook is the phone number along with the last time you were online.
Fortunately, thanks to WA's complex encryption system, Facebook won't be able to see the messages you write. So far it's still safe, really!
In addition, Facebook is only limited to knowing your activities when using WA on a limited scale.
If for example you are still in doubt, it's better to just download the WhatsApp MOD APK application which is guaranteed to be safe and far has many features compared to the original version. You can see the list through Jaka's article entitled WhatsApp MOD APK with Best Features.
VIEW ARTICLE What are the Risks of Sharing Data with WA and FB?
Until now, both WA and FB have rejected all kinds of accusations stating that they are trading users' personal data.
Instead, they claim to try to provide the best security and convenience to users by building more sophisticated security systems.
However, WhatsApp number data can be misused for malicious purposes, ranging from spam, scams, and even terror threats. It's very dangerous!
How to Stop WhatsApp and Facebook Sharing Data
To stop syncing WhatsApp with Facebook sharing data with each other, there are several steps you must take. Here's the guide:
- Open the app WhatsApp.
- Select WhatsApp settings via the three vertical dots, then select Settings.
- choose Account.
- Uncheck the section "Share my account info".
If from the start you choose to disagree with this new WhatsApp Facebook policy. This "Share my account info" option will not be available in your WhatsApp account settings.
With the above steps, you have successfully stopped Facebook from retrieving WhatsApp account data. However, does this really bother you?
After all, you use the WhatsApp service completely free of charge and this change is also optional, meaning you can choose to decline or accept it.
What do you think about the new policy WhatsApp and goals Facebook what Jaka explained above?
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