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A surprising reversal, at least to me.
— Casey Newton (@CaseyNewton) January 15, 2021
I guess now we’ll find out how much of the Signal/Telegram growth was related to WhatsApp changes, and how much of it was something else. https://t.co/zCxI8vFcsG
WhatsApp is delaying that update to its privacy policy after the backlash. The company says there’s been “a lot of misinformation” about it. Well now. https://t.co/2GKi7vXlBB
— Joanna Stern (@JoannaStern) January 15, 2021
Aka let’s all freak out 3 months from now https://t.co/03DmzJUqAv
— Kyle Baker (@kylebaker) January 15, 2021
BREAKING: WhatsApp has delayed the roll-out of its new privacy policy for three months, citing "confusion" and "misinformation" about the changes - which have sent worried users flocking to lesser-known apps Signal and Telegramhttps://t.co/khizDfsI5w
— Hannah Murphy (@MsHannahMurphy) January 15, 2021
NEWS: WhatsApp delays privacy changes amid a backlash and user exodushttps://t.co/BxroQV7YsN
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) January 15, 2021
background: people are extremely mad at WhatsApp privacy update and are flooding to other apps like Signal and Telegram as a result
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) January 15, 2021
now, WhatsApp doing damage control to stem the tide of misinformation *about whatsapp* flooding through its service https://t.co/6GHWl2zBER
NEW: WhatsApp is delaying its privacy update that confused everyone about what data it collects and what data is shared with FB. Originally you had to accept the new policy by Feb 8, now that's been delayed to May 15https://t.co/nYnA1pAcyr
— Kurt Wagner (@KurtWagner8) January 15, 2021
Thank you to everyone who’s reached out. We're still working to counter any confusion by communicating directly with @WhatsApp users. No one will have their account suspended or deleted on Feb 8 and we’ll be moving back our business plans until after May - https://t.co/H3DeSS0QfO
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) January 15, 2021
I will again say:
— Shira Ovide (@ShiraOvide) January 15, 2021
1) WhatsApp wasn't clear what changed in its privacy practice and what didn't.
2) This wouldn't have happened if people didn't distrust Facebook. A hangover of 4 zillion scandals.
3) What if WhatsApp did the App Store "nutrition label" in its own app? https://t.co/D1HvcoF8qu
New: The WhatsApp privacy policy update that’s caused so much confusion around data sharing with Facebook is being pushed back by three months, to May 15th. https://t.co/LoMIPdfWmW
— Nick Statt (@nickstatt) January 15, 2021
I think people are only confused about this because they don’t trust Facebook https://t.co/Q8dsFaUkaV
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) January 15, 2021
Apparently Facebook also noticed everyone it knows moving to Signal. https://t.co/4j2YoJsLKo
— Nicole Perlroth (@nicoleperlroth) January 15, 2021
here is head of WhatsApp explaining what is and isn't changing, from last week when the controversy was bubbling uphttps://t.co/aeur6PlsVw
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) January 15, 2021
WhatsApp delays enforcement of privacy terms by 3 months, following backlash https://t.co/v6c5W3RwwS
— John Rampton (@johnrampton) January 15, 2021
"After careful consideration of the inexplicable dismay evinced by our podiatrist, we have decided to postpone shooting ourselves in the foot for three more months." https://t.co/pxRWqtiexz
— Jon Evans (@rezendi) January 15, 2021
This should be construed as nothing short of a catastrophic communications failure by Facebook. It has nobody to blame but itself.https://t.co/ecEzf0vIWG
— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) January 15, 2021
WhatsApp delays enforcement of updated terms by 3 months following backlash https://t.co/zdTbkCw14L
— Matt Navarra (@MattNavarra) January 15, 2021
Well, Well, well.....
— Ingrid Riley (@ingridriley) January 15, 2021
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WhatsApp delays enforcement of privacy terms by 3 months, following backlash https://t.co/VzSSJ2SCvB via @techcrunch
We, the users, have the power. Facebook knows this, and they’re scared. Unethical businesses do not win by default if we work together. https://t.co/UrqNDEwt8k
— Sebastiaan de With (@sdw) January 15, 2021
WhatsApp delays privacy changes until May 15 amid backlash from millions of worried users who moved to Signal and Telegram https://t.co/FG1JSbChDk
— Sana Jamal (@Sana_Jamal) January 15, 2021
NEWS: WhatsApp delays privacy changes amid a backlash and user exodushttps://t.co/BxroQV7YsN
— rat king (@MikeIsaac) January 15, 2021
WhatsApp delays privacy changes as millions of users move to Signal and Telegram https://t.co/DnEXpwa5rj
— Ahmed Al Omran (@ahmed) January 15, 2021
WhatsApp is holding off on privacy changes after huge user exodus https://t.co/EFUO3WDKi9
— o...k (@kateconger) January 15, 2021
WhatsApp has delayed the roll out of its new privacy policy. The main reason for this appears to be the poor way it was communicated and then interpreted. But the damage has already been done. Will this move actually add to confusion and be worse for them? https://t.co/g4vianHiuA
— Kate O'Flaherty (@KateOflaherty) January 15, 2021
Regardless of the announced update, what kind of personal information does Whatsapp currently share with FB, according to its website?
— Wolfie Christl (@WolfieChristl) January 15, 2021
- account+device info
- transaction data
- service-related information
- information on how you interact with others
Basically, all metadata. pic.twitter.com/mGTWip9UEz
fwiw, it's ironic as hell that a facebook property ended up sparking a massive misinformation campaign *about itself,* whatsapp knows what its policies mean. it knows that even if ppl aren't necessarily mad for the *right* reason, they have ample reason to rage quit the app
— shoshana wodinsky (@swodinsky) January 15, 2021
(Worth noting that Brian Acton, WhatsApp co-founder, put $50M into the non-profit that makes Signal.) https://t.co/jcQ1m4xEAi
— David Carroll ? (@profcarroll) January 16, 2021
So, Facebook lied to users and regulators.
— Wolfie Christl (@WolfieChristl) January 15, 2021
According to the lawsuit, FB "took great pains to avoid negative press coverage" in 2016.
The Whatsapp founder was told to get not "too much into the weeds on the types of data we’re sharing" and instead prepare some "‘safe’ examples". pic.twitter.com/VK003jDXfy
Hard to overstate how big of a blunder this was from WhatsApp, and the long term damage it could still do to the app’s privacy reputation. Seems like Facebook’s efforts to monetize it are going to be difficult to pull off without pissing people off.
— Alex Heath (@alexeheath) January 15, 2021
This is what they say. I don't trust in what they say, because I don't see GDPR enforcement.
— Wolfie Christl (@WolfieChristl) January 16, 2021
Generally, I don't question their e2e encryption for content, even though @swodinsky has written about Whatsapp's "idea of baking a brand-sized loophole" into it: https://t.co/RcObW9qQ01
A good explanation of how your Whatsapp data with businesses was going to be used.https://t.co/4vOJBFjIgn
— Madhu Menon (@madmanweb) January 16, 2021
TL;DR Don't talk to businesses using WA because adtech companies can use anything in that chat to target you with ads everywhere. Chats with friends still encrypted and OK.
This is not what we asked for. Just apply the EU conditions to your users in Turkey and to the rest of the world.
— Hakkı Öcal ?? (@hakkiocal) January 15, 2021
Delaying is not correcting the wrong you are going to do. https://t.co/Mvm7HARcVY
Seriously. This is possibly the best article on this #whatsapp situation that could be written! @swodinsky deserves an award or at least an end-to-end encrypted messenger that's worthy. Also to whomever the editor was. https://t.co/0zGW2c1I7P
— Matteo ( in individual capacity) (@geminiimatt) January 16, 2021
Whatsapp yields, postpones its new India terms of service for 4 months. What a messy mess. https://t.co/iuxLLMcMZO
— Shiv Aroor (@ShivAroor) January 16, 2021
WhatsApp is delaying an update to its privacy policy after backlash from some users over how it would share data with Facebook, which owns the popular messaging service. https://t.co/WNa0HSf6NT
— WSJ Business News (@WSJbusiness) January 15, 2021
ive spent two years researching the minutiae of whatsapp's privacy policies / combing through every page its business-facing code / getting into shouting matches w random engineers over this shit
— shoshana wodinsky (@swodinsky) January 15, 2021
this is the most comprehensive explanation you'll read ? https://t.co/bq08JKTk1V
Bless @swodinsky for this whole incredible article but especially for this summary.
— Claire Atkin (@catthekin) January 15, 2021
Antitrust now. https://t.co/DN0ixZCvOg pic.twitter.com/BK7ZsAVcPA
Whatsapp has now given its users more time to delete whatsapp and move over to Signal https://t.co/pMFku7AGzV
— İyad el-Baghdadi | إياد البغدادي (@iyad_elbaghdadi) January 15, 2021
"Users don't care about privacy"
— Dino A. Dai Zovi (@dinodaizovi) January 15, 2021
Oh?https://t.co/7NV9yhCwtd
This Was WhatsApp’s Plan All Along: @swodinsky explains the nitty-gritty details about what the forthcoming WhatsApp privacy policy changes actually mean https://t.co/MGZAGjriZZ Tip @Techmeme
— Andrew Couts (@AndrewCouts) January 15, 2021
Here’s another more detailed explanation (from @swodinsky) of how Facebook is weakening WhatsApp encryption in order to profit from more data sharing with businesses: https://t.co/BYqaHBTX0T
— Corbett Barr (@CorbettBarr) January 15, 2021
WhatsApp is delaying an update to its privacy policy after backlash from some users over how it would share data with Facebook until May. https://t.co/K9uXBaM1pA
— nicole nguyen (@nicnguyen) January 15, 2021
Just pushing the deadline by a few months is not going to persuade anybody to stop moving out. @Facebook need to do something different. I think inserting relevant ads (to make money) in the conversations would be okay for many users than totally changing privacy policy..
— Prakash Sangam practicing #socialdistancing (@MyTechMusings) January 15, 2021
https://t.co/eHAopzydB8 pic.twitter.com/uojgxU4RWr
— Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai (he/him) (@lorenzofb) January 15, 2021
too late ? https://t.co/nUPIMXapYf
— Eric/ (@wheatpond) January 15, 2021
I want to say that WhatsApp is responding to the backlash, has reflected & will change its data mining policy, but no, this is to allow people to forget & continue using their product. PR this. Facebook has learned nothing, will change nothing. The market will respond accordingly https://t.co/KmvQfDGgW9
— Phumzile Van Damme (@zilevandamme) January 16, 2021
WhatsApp delays new data-sharing policy enforcement to May 15 https://t.co/edDO90PnGb by @refsrc
— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) January 15, 2021
I always wanted a world where privacy would become a competitive advantage. I'm not convinced it will ever be more important than that awesome new feature users want, but if one can build a great competitor that is *also* private, then yeah, maybe that wins. So good. https://t.co/iAZhqS2l6K
— Ben Adida (@benadida) January 16, 2021
.@WhatsApp is forced to delay its announced reduction in privacy https://t.co/HKdCFiO9sv by a massive migration of customers to @signalapp and @telegram. @DinaSrinivasan was right: competition protects privacy https://t.co/FOKJyqNDa0
— Zingales (@zingales) January 15, 2021
This is by far the best explanation I've found about what's really happening with WhatsApp and user data. And it's *still* not 100% clear. https://t.co/BiWkJRmpkj
— Martin SFP Bryant (@MartinSFP) January 16, 2021
”When an encrypted chat platform that’s been widely praised by people in the privacy and security space very rudely announces it’ll be sharing your data—any data—with a company like Facebook, you can understand why that would raise some hackles.” https://t.co/BH4jbTQh0K
— John Wilander (@johnwilander) January 15, 2021
Strong sow/reap dynamic here. The changes were nowhere near as bad as people believed, but people’s beliefs were strongly shaped by misinformation on Facebook. https://t.co/FaEwatBWWm
— Cennydd (@Cennydd) January 15, 2021
WhatsApp isn't delaying anything. Since Facebook owns WhatsApp, Facebook is delaying the new policy. https://t.co/smxokzr5HK
— Dan Gillmor (@dangillmor) January 16, 2021
Facebooks knows how to build products, but they seem to be bad at policy and comms. They find themselves almost always on the back foot. You’d think they could hire competence in this area given how big they are. https://t.co/xKCGxiGaVd
— hussein kanji (@hkanji) January 16, 2021
페이스북, 왓츠앱 새 개인 정보 보호 정책 업데이트 3개월 연기
— lunamoth (@lunamoth) January 15, 2021
페이스북과 데이터 공유가 중지되는건 아니지 않나? 무슨 의미가 있을지?
WhatsApp to delay new privacy policy amid mass confusion about Facebook data sharing - The Verge https://t.co/L7lOrAzU8I
WhatsApp Delays Controversial 'Data-Sharing' Privacy Policy Update By 3 Months #Cybersecurity #security https://t.co/BvkvWMxTO2
— Bob Carver ✭ (@cybersecboardrm) January 16, 2021
Amid severe criticism and backlash, #WhatsApp postponed the roll-out of its recently announced controversial data-sharing related #Privacy Policy by 3 months to clear up "a lot of misinformation."https://t.co/yYsQOQshTj#Facebook #SignalApp #WhatsappDebate #tech #infosec
— Anonymous??️ ? (@YourAnonRiots) January 16, 2021
WhatsApp Delays Controversial 'Data-Sharing' Privacy Policy Update By 3 Months https://t.co/yh2KNEfR1K pic.twitter.com/qDjc65fgAv
— Mohamed A. Basset (@SymbianSyMoh) January 16, 2021
Après son gadin en bourse WhatsApp repousse son changement de CGU..
— Harry Boone (@towersight) January 15, 2021
Too late Folks !!
WhatsApp to delay launch of new business features after privacy backlash https://t.co/T0MBsmwnkb
NEW: DuckDuckGo surpasses 100 million daily search queries for the first time
— Catalin Cimpanu (@campuscodi) January 16, 2021
DuckDuckGo reached this historic milestone in a week when both Signal and Telegram saw a huge influx of new users.https://t.co/vWClVvRYRy pic.twitter.com/k7hxq2zu1A
DuckDuckGo surpasses 100 million daily search queries for the first time https://t.co/GTVTdrsyk5 #CyberSec #appsec pic.twitter.com/FdjB7AzjHV
— Moix Security (@moixsec) January 16, 2021
DuckDuckGo surpasses 100 million daily search queries for the first time https://t.co/BD9rqDiZrY by @campuscodi
— ZDNet (@ZDNet) January 16, 2021
DuckDuckGo surpasses 100 million daily search queries for the first time https://t.co/G037gGCtWL
— The Cyber Security Hub™ (@TheCyberSecHub) January 16, 2021
“Trust Me, I’m Mark Zuckerberg. https://t.co/q01VvQ4bZX
— Planet Ponzi (@PlanetPonzi) January 16, 2021
@alfred_cabonena
— Ꮐꮋꮻꮪꭲ (@phant0m_gh05t) January 16, 2021
It's an ambiguous headline. You still need to accept the updated @WhatsApp T&C's, they just extended the date from 8 Feb to 15 May.
Sharks will be sharks.
WA and FB can get screwed. I'll stick with @signalapphttps://t.co/vgJarWETc9
It looks like Facebook was boiling the frog too quickly. And there is no confusion. Zuck wants to monetize so he needs to harvest data for targeting ads. https://t.co/oq01y2ZaSA
— Volker Weber (@vowe) January 15, 2021
WhatsApp delays it privacy policy update by three months — but what’s the point? (story by @Indianidle) https://t.co/dj27CgboXv
— TNW (@thenextweb) January 16, 2021
WhatsApp pris les doigts dans le pot de confiture fait semblant de prendre en compte l’abandon par ses utilisateurs. → "WhatsApp delays it privacy policy update by three months — but what’s the point?" https://t.co/V9zI5X0O5A https://t.co/ne6Xwkurxw
— Nicolas Taffin (@NT_polylogue) January 16, 2021
WhatsApp delays it privacy policy update by three months — but what’s the point? (story by @Indianidle) https://t.co/ySJJ6BXDm3
— TNW (@thenextweb) January 16, 2021
WhatsApp delays privacy changes that led to user exodus https://t.co/GtQOEDsuqq
— Financial Times (@FT) January 15, 2021
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has delayed the rollout of its updated privacy policy after an outcry over the changes sent users flocking to smaller rival messaging services Signal and Telegram https://t.co/rclQa5Aoc9
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 15, 2021
BREAKING: WhatsApp has delayed the roll-out of its new privacy policy for three months, citing "confusion" and "misinformation" about the changes - which have sent worried users flocking to lesser-known apps Signal and Telegramhttps://t.co/khizDfsI5w
— Hannah Murphy (@MsHannahMurphy) January 15, 2021
Facebook-owned WhatsApp has delayed the rollout of its updated privacy policy after an outcry over the changes sent users flocking to smaller rival messaging services Signal and Telegram https://t.co/D3pTcLIxjO
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 15, 2021
Is it. FT reports that it's delayed by 3 months https://t.co/6CJthC2zmJ
— Venkat R Nandyal (@VNandyal) January 15, 2021
Company behind so much misinformation on internet dealt blow from misinformation about itself
— Arash Massoudi (@ArashMassoudi) January 16, 2021
“We’re also going to do a lot more to clear up the misinformation around how privacy and security works on WhatsApp.” https://t.co/QLMpxVFqOn
WhatsApp panicking. Very poor communications from them. https://t.co/Wsh4car1Ly
— ????? ??????? (@ayshardzn) January 16, 2021
WhatsApp delays privacy changes that led to user outcry https://t.co/lhBStJv3qD via @financialtimes
— Musadaq Zulqarnain (@MusadaqZ) January 16, 2021
WhatsApp delays privacy changes that led to user exodus https://t.co/Y0GBMNU46H
— FT for Schools (@ft4s) January 15, 2021
WhatsApp delays new privacy policy update after user backlash: https://t.co/xTLhMmRytJ via @techpp
— Raju PP (@rajupp) January 16, 2021
DuckDuckGo surpasses 100 million daily search queries for the first time https://t.co/0dLzMd1uzs
— duane forrester (@DuaneForrester) January 16, 2021