Those of you that have accepted the new terms need not worry-nothing has changed, and the reality is that a serious message has been sent to Facebook and WhatsApp as to the risks of further encroachment into data sharing. WhatsApp has also come under regulatory pressure in Germany and was likely expecting the numbers of countries objecting to the change to increase. While not directly related, WhatsApp had come under serious pressure in India for the change of terms.

The reality, of course, is likely that the action being taken in India, where WhatsApp is now challenging new government rules that risk it having to compromise its fabled end-to-end encryption in its largest market, has prompted a rethink. We will continue to remind users from time to time about the update as well as when people choose to use relevant optional features.”

The company has also issued a statement, saying that “given recent discussions with 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. ” Whether this is true or not, we’ll also never know. WhatsApp claims this is because “the majority of users who have seen the update have accepted.

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