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Does this also apply to European customers, given GDPR?
by DiederikvandenB 6y ago
Does this also apply to European customers, given GDPR?
- blue_box 6y agoSeems like, no. On their EU Privacy Policy, it says: “Today, Facebook does not use your WhatsApp account information to improve your Facebook product experiences or provide you more relevant Facebook ad experiences on Facebook.“
- mro_name 6y agoprbly they're not using it to 'improve', but to e.g. worsen? That statement would be legally true. lol.
- hyperdimension 6y agoThat "Today," hook sure sounds rather ominous to me. "Today, I've not murdered you yet! Look at that accomplishment I've made!"
- rusk 6y agoThis was the very question I have. Presumably given this ultimatum they would pull out of the EU market? That’s great that solves the problem of getting my friends and family onto something else!
- utf_8x 6y agoEuropean user here - I got the notification today so... I guess it does?
- TrianguloY 6y agoI also got the notification, but it's strange because WhatsApp in Europe is from WhatsApp Ireland Limited, and WhatsApp outside is from WhatsApp LLC. They are different companies with different legal requirements. I've seen some news stating that these new changes apply only to WhatsApp LLC, but the notification seem to say otherwise. Someone else with more info could explain better?
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- k_sze 6y agoThere are no customers. If you’re not paying for it, you’re not a customer: you’re the product. Whatever WhatsApp/Facebook do to “take care” of the “customers” is just like pig farmers taking care of pigs.