WhatsApp has updated its privacy policy for the first time in years and will share your phone number and other data with Facebook to offer more services.
WhatsApp had previously announced that it was seeking to find ways to make it possible for businesses to communicate with users. For example, it envisions a bank being able to contact a WhatsApp user through the service to inform them ... [ read the full article ]
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"Opting out" for something like this is tantamount to calling a company and getting automated prompts telling you to "push 1 for English and 9 for Spanish"............when it SHOULD BE "Press 9 for Spanish otherwise hold for someone". It's total B.S. and should be opposite than what's being presented or offered. Shouldn't have to "opt out" on this but rather "opt in". As for the calling companies scenario...THIS IS AMERICA; where the default language is English you MOFOS!
If I could, I would F*CK the decision-maker on this one up in a dark alley!
I don't care what privacy agreements those two have with one another or with each indiv entity/person out there.........NO F*CKING REASON for this.......PERIOD!
I must say we in India are a fortunate lot. I do buy mu train and air tickets on line, of course from a desktop PC only. Similarly I do make payment transaction on line too. In all these cases I have submitted my mobile phone number to the service providers. They do not need to use any social media account to keep me updated. IF absolutely any activity takes place on my account I almost immediately, like in 4-5 seconds, get confirmation on my phone by way of a text message. So there is almost zero chance of fraudulent activity happening on any of my accounts. This is true even for transactions as low as Rs. 100/- ( $ 1.30).
You do realize this is FB Right? Remember Snowden's PRIZM Leak? Yeah he wasn't kidding about just how aggressive FB is getting your phone number and geographical data including photos and personal information, they won't stop.
As for plane tickets if you buy From Travago, Expedia, kayak etc. keep in mind the same conglomerate owns all those companies and if you so much as give them a real cellular number when purchasing tickets you will forever be on an automated Telemarketing lists that will relentlessly call you. I would suggest handing out a fake phone number to anyone you have no reason for receiving a call from. If its that important they have your E-Mail.
