November 22, 2021 WhatsApp released a new note on its official website. Instant messaging, once owned by Meta (formerly Facebook), which is not private, has disclosed a list of all the data collected on its users’ accounts. This update “Privacy Policy” Wants to be WhatsApp more transparent about the information received by the applicationwhether on Android or iPhone.
“We’ve added more details about what data we collect and use, why we keep it, when we delete it, and what services third parties provide to us”specifies WhatsApp in the introduction.
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List of all data collected by WhatsApp
To begin with, WhatsApp reminds that its teams will not be able to access messages, calls, photos, videos and statuses. This information is actually end-to-end encrypted Thanks to the open source Signal Protocol encryption protocol, which is also operated by Signal. However, some information is not encrypted. this is the situation “your profile picture, news and groups names and descriptions”. WhatsApp can therefore refer to this data. In addition, WhatsApp collects a long list of data about Internet users. Here is the list:
- General location of your smartphone
- Phone numbers in your address book
- Groups creation date
- Time, frequency and duration of your WhatsApp usage
- Your smartphone’s operating system
- Your phone’s battery level
- Android or iOS app version
- Your browser name
- Name of your operator
- IP address
- Cookie
The application specifically collects precise location information from your device, if “Decide whether to share your current or live location with your contacts” or if “I want to see nearby places”. It is obviously optional, but in case of rejection, “We use IP addresses and other information such as phone number area codes to estimate your general location”. In short, WhatsApp knows what’s going on no matter what country you are in.
WhatsApp also takes a keen interest in people from below. around you. The application thus collects “phone numbers in your device’s address book”. Also, WhatsApp is taking over “Information about users who contact you but are not in your device’s address book, and about users you have blocked or blocked you”. The firm also agrees to make collections. “Information about when WhatsApp groups are created or updated”.
WhatsApp also automatically absorbs information about your messaging usage, such as: time, frequency and duration of your online activities. Messaging system monitors “the time and day you send and receive calls and messages”. This timestamp system It allows you to create a complete overview of your habits in the app.
Meta’s subsidiary is not hidden collect information about the device you are using To log into your WhatsApp account. In particular, the company knows your operating system (Android or iOS), battery level, version of installed app, name of your web browser, telecommunication operator or IP address. Even more alarming, WhatsApp reserves the right to take over. “information about activities on the device”without specifying what data is included at this point.
WhatsApp admits it collects cookies from your smartphone
Finally, WhatsApp collects cookie from your smartphone. Placed on a terminal by a server, these files contain a lot of information about the sites Internet users refer to. To justify the collection of this information, WhatsApp claims that it needs this data to improve and operate its services.
With this policy update, WhatsApp responds to the latest emerging scandals on related topics. respect the privacy of its users. Recently, IM has indeed been accused of violating Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). A few months ago, An update to WhatsApp’s privacy policy sparked controversy. The messaging service reserves the right to share certain data with Facebook. After months of discussion, WhatsApp finally chose to calm things down by delaying the implementation of these changes.
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