WhatsApp conforms to the new EU privacy regulations and is committed to becoming more transparent for the user

The EU has become serious or at least, that's what they want us to see. And it is that the Camrbidge Analytica scandal has been the last straw and has revealed the little security that exists regarding the management of our information , the one that big companies store and use so happily.

In recent days you may have received notices from different social networks (in Europe) about changes in the terms and conditions of use as well as modifications in the privacy policies as a result of the new privacy regulations of The EU.Some conditions that we must accept if we want to continue in the game. We've seen it with Facebook and now it's WhatsApp's turn

From WhatsApp has updated its conditions and privacy policy to adapt to the new regulations promoted by the European Union The new regulations that will govern this sector will be approved in the month of May and will be reflected in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Seeking to be more transparent

And WhatsApp announces that it will adapt to these new rules through various measures. On the one hand, they announce that in a few weeks they will allow users to download all the information they have stored with the aim of being more transparent. It is striking because what should WhatsApp know about me apart from storing my messages and having access to my contacts and phone number?

In addition, they ensure that based on this new legislation, WhatsApp will not request new permissions from users Instead they will explain how they use our information and how they protect it. And in this sense they affirm that no, that they do not share information with Facebook about us, although they could study this possibility in the future but always adapted and complying with the new regulatory framework.

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To download this information, as I repeat, we will have to see what they say (let&39;s be suspicious) that they have stored we must go to the route Settings > Account > Request account informationWithin three days we will receive a notification with the text “The report on your account information is now available for download” so that we can access all the information stored. "

"If you are curious, you can check the new WhatsApp Terms of Service and the new WhatsApp Privacy Policy at this link."

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