Some users of WhatsApp, one of the most popular apps around the world, have been left reeling by the latest change, which forces users to share personal data with Facebook.
The application announced Wednesday that it's making changes to its privacy policy from February 8, making it compulsory for users in all countries outside of Europe and the UK to share their data with its parent company, Facebook.
The change affects the way that the application processes data, and will apply regardless of whether or not the user has a Facebook account.
The key updates include more information about how WhatsApp's service and how it processes the data, how businesses can use Facebook hosted services to store and manage their WhatsApp chats.
While WhatsApp will start sharing data with Facebook, however, the shared data will be encrypted by default, meaning Facebook will not be able to see the contents of your messages, but it will be able to see who you message, as well as how often you do it.
WhatsApp users have received a notification this week of the changes, which left many users absolutely furious about the change and taking to Twitter to vent their frustrations.
The application was acquired by Facebook in 2014 and has been sharing data with its parent company since 2016. However, until now, users choose not to participate in something.
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