New rules postponed: Whatsapp courts migrated users
After an announcement of new privacy policies, users are running away from Whatsapp in droves. To stop this exodus, the market leader is postponing the introduction of the controversial new rules. The messenger service sees itself as a victim of false information. The messenger service Whatsapp is postponing the introduction of new privacy rules by a good three months following criticism and an exodus of users. Previously, users were supposed to agree to the new terms by Feb. 8 if they wanted to continue using the chat service, which belongs to Facebook. Now the new privacy policy should only apply from May 15, Whatsapp announced. According to Whatsapp, the changes are primarily about creating better opportunities for communication with companies. The end-to-end encryption, with which chat content is only visible in plain text to the participating users, but not even to Whatsapp itself, will not be changed. It is also not about an extended data forwarding to Facebook. Outside the EU, W...