WhatsApp<\/a> has scrapped its May 15 deadline<\/a> for users to accept its controversial privacy policy<\/a> update<\/a> and said not accepting the terms will not lead to deletion of accounts.

WhatsApp<\/a> had faced severe backlash<\/a> over user concerns that data was being shared with parent company Facebook<\/a>.

A WhatsApp spokesperson told that no accounts will be deleted on May 15 for not accepting the policy
update<\/a>.

\"No accounts will be deleted on May 15 because of this update and no one in India will lose functionality of WhatsApp either. We will follow up with reminders to people over the next several weeks,\" the spokesperson said in an emailed response to a query on Friday.

The spokesperson added that while a \"majority of users who have received the new terms of service have accepted them\", some people have not had the chance to do so yet.

However, the company did not clarify the reason behind the decision and did not divulge the number of users who have accepted the terms so far.

In January this year, WhatsApp had informed users about the changes in its terms of service and public policy through an in-app notification. Users were initially given time till February 8 to agree to the new terms in order to continue using the platform.

According to WhatsApp, the key updates include more information about its service and how it processes user data; how businesses can use
Facebook<\/a> hosted services to store and manage their WhatsApp chats; and how WhatsApp partners with Facebook to offer integrations across the company products.

WhatsApp has insisted that the acceptance of the
privacy policy<\/a> update does not expand its ability to share user data with Facebook.

However, user backlash over WhatsApp's alleged sharing of user information with Facebook forced the company to postpone the February
deadline<\/a> to May 15.

The WhatsApp spokesperson said the company has spent the last few months working to \"clear up confusion and misinformation\".

\"As a reminder, this update does not impact the privacy of personal messages for anyone. Our goal is to provide information about new options we are building that people will have, to message a business on WhatsApp, in the future,\" the spokesperson said.

The company further stated that it will take every opportunity to explain how it protects people's personal messages and private information.

The softening of stance on the deadline comes at a time when digital platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp have become lifelines for people looking for oxygen cylinders, hospital beds, plasma donors and ventilators as the country reels under the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

India is the biggest market for WhatsApp, and the platform -- as per government data -- has 53 crore users in the country.

India remains a critical market for Internet companies like Facebook with its large population base and burgeoning Internet adoption.

The country is the world's second-largest telecom market and the biggest consumer of data.

Following the backlash faced by WhatsApp earlier this year, the popularity of rivals like
Telegram<\/a> and Signal<\/a> surged as users thronged these platforms.

WhatsApp, in the past, has said it is open to answering any questions from the government on the privacy issue and that it will continue to explain to users that their messages are end-to-end encrypted.

It had also sought to assuage user concerns through blog posts and tweets by its Global Head Will Cathcart and even full-page ads in leading dailies in India.
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WhatsApp残渣截止日期5月15日接受隐私政策条款

WhatsApp发言人告知没有账户将被删除在5月15日不接受这项政策更新

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WhatsApp已经取消了5月15日的最后期限为用户接受备受争议隐私政策 更新并表示不接受条款不会导致删除账户。

WhatsApp曾面临严重的反弹在用户担心数据是与母公司共享脸谱网

WhatsApp发言人告知没有账户将被删除在5月15日接受政策更新

5月15日“没有帐户将被删除,因为这个更新,没有人在印度的WhatsApp将失去功能。我们将跟进提醒人们在接下来的几周,”该发言人说在周五回复记者的电子邮件中查询。

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发言人补充说,“大多数用户收到新服务条款已经接受了他们”,有些人还没有机会这样做。

然而,该公司没有明确的决定背后的原因,没有泄露的用户数量已经接受了到目前为止。

今年1月,WhatsApp已经通知用户服务条款和公共政策的变化通过一个应用程序的通知。用户最初给定的时间到2月8日同意新条款,以便继续使用这个平台。

根据WhatsApp,关键更新包括更多的信息服务,以及它如何处理用户数据;企业如何使用脸谱网托管服务来存储和管理他们的WhatsApp聊天;以及如何WhatsApp与Facebook合作伙伴提供公司产品集成。

WhatsApp坚持的验收隐私政策更新不扩大其份额与Facebook用户数据的能力。

然而,用户强烈WhatsApp所谓的共享用户信息与Facebook公司被迫推迟的最后期限5月15日。

WhatsApp发言人表示,该公司在过去的几个月里努力“清理混乱和错误的信息”。

“作为一个提醒,这个更新不会影响任何个人隐私的信息。我们的目标是提供新选项的信息我们正在建设,人们将消息业务WhatsApp,在未来,”该发言人说。

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该公司进一步表示,将利用一切机会来解释它如何保护人们的个人信息和私人信息。

的软化立场的截止日期正值数字平台像Facebook, Twitter和WhatsApp已经成为人们寻找生命线氧气钢瓶,病床,血浆捐献者和通风全国卷的致命的第二波下COVID-19大流行。

WhatsApp印度是最大的市场,平台——根据政府数据,有53个卢比的用户。

印度仍然是一个至关重要的市场像Facebook这样的互联网公司以其庞大的人口基数和新兴的互联网应用。

中国是世界第二大电信市场和最大的消费数据。

今年早些时候WhatsApp面临的反弹后,竞争对手的流行电报信号飙升,因为用户聚集这些平台。

WhatsApp,过去,说它愿意回答任何问题从政府在隐私问题上,它将继续向用户解释他们的端到端加密的消息。

它也试图安抚用户通过博客和微博的担忧其全球主管将卡斯卡特甚至在印度主要的日报整版广告。
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WhatsApp<\/a> has scrapped its May 15 deadline<\/a> for users to accept its controversial privacy policy<\/a> update<\/a> and said not accepting the terms will not lead to deletion of accounts.

WhatsApp<\/a> had faced severe backlash<\/a> over user concerns that data was being shared with parent company Facebook<\/a>.

A WhatsApp spokesperson told that no accounts will be deleted on May 15 for not accepting the policy
update<\/a>.

\"No accounts will be deleted on May 15 because of this update and no one in India will lose functionality of WhatsApp either. We will follow up with reminders to people over the next several weeks,\" the spokesperson said in an emailed response to a query on Friday.

The spokesperson added that while a \"majority of users who have received the new terms of service have accepted them\", some people have not had the chance to do so yet.

However, the company did not clarify the reason behind the decision and did not divulge the number of users who have accepted the terms so far.

In January this year, WhatsApp had informed users about the changes in its terms of service and public policy through an in-app notification. Users were initially given time till February 8 to agree to the new terms in order to continue using the platform.

According to WhatsApp, the key updates include more information about its service and how it processes user data; how businesses can use
Facebook<\/a> hosted services to store and manage their WhatsApp chats; and how WhatsApp partners with Facebook to offer integrations across the company products.

WhatsApp has insisted that the acceptance of the
privacy policy<\/a> update does not expand its ability to share user data with Facebook.

However, user backlash over WhatsApp's alleged sharing of user information with Facebook forced the company to postpone the February
deadline<\/a> to May 15.

The WhatsApp spokesperson said the company has spent the last few months working to \"clear up confusion and misinformation\".

\"As a reminder, this update does not impact the privacy of personal messages for anyone. Our goal is to provide information about new options we are building that people will have, to message a business on WhatsApp, in the future,\" the spokesperson said.

The company further stated that it will take every opportunity to explain how it protects people's personal messages and private information.

The softening of stance on the deadline comes at a time when digital platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp have become lifelines for people looking for oxygen cylinders, hospital beds, plasma donors and ventilators as the country reels under the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

India is the biggest market for WhatsApp, and the platform -- as per government data -- has 53 crore users in the country.

India remains a critical market for Internet companies like Facebook with its large population base and burgeoning Internet adoption.

The country is the world's second-largest telecom market and the biggest consumer of data.

Following the backlash faced by WhatsApp earlier this year, the popularity of rivals like
Telegram<\/a> and Signal<\/a> surged as users thronged these platforms.

WhatsApp, in the past, has said it is open to answering any questions from the government on the privacy issue and that it will continue to explain to users that their messages are end-to-end encrypted.

It had also sought to assuage user concerns through blog posts and tweets by its Global Head Will Cathcart and even full-page ads in leading dailies in India.
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