WhatsApp USA, the postponement of information protection policy is overflowed
[Silicon Valley = Okuhira Peace] The US Facebook subsidiary operates the world's largest dialogue app (WhatsApp) has changed the personal information protection policy scheduled for February 8 on the 15th.It was revealed that it would be postponed.Due to the lack of explanations, the users were worried that the content of the chat could be stolen, and the use of competition services was increasing rapidly.
He explained that it will be postponed to May 15 through the official blog."There is a major confusion about recent (policy) renewal," he said, "I will eliminate misunderstandings on privacy and safety so that users can evaluate them over time."
Watts -up was acquired by Facebook in 2014 and is used by more than 2 billion people worldwide.It is close to "LINE" in Japan, and is popular in regions such as India and Brazil.While free advertisements are not posted, they are being used as the foundation for electronic commercial transactions (EC) and payment.In accordance with these strategies, it announced that it will change the personal information protection policy in early January.
Specifically, he notified that companies that interacted with consumers in the dialogue app will share users' phone numbers and the like between services, aiming to make it easier to advertise through other SNS (exchange sites) in Facebook.The use of advanced encryption technology continued to "do not affect individual exchange" (the company), but the intention was not fully conveyed.
In the United States, the US President Trump's supporters broke into the Federal Council, and Facebook and US Twitter have restricted the use by Trump and supporters.These circumstances have been overlapped, and the movements of users are prominent in competitive services such as "Signal" launched by Watts -up founders and "telegrams" from Russia.
According to US research companies, the number of downloads of the signal was in the top 10 in the United States, Europe, Latin America, etc., and the service was temporarily suspended on the 15th.On the same day, the management organization explained, "This week we have added servers at a record pace, but today has exceeded the most conservative estimate."
Behind the riot over the watts -up is that Facebook has caused confusion in the 2016 Presidential election, and many users are still focusing on the company's privacy protection system.In addition, the development of the General Data Protection Rules (GDPR) in Europe is also due to the development of laws in demanding companies to reinforce companies in each country.
Companies that handle personal information have increased the need to strengthen explanations to consumers, and this policy revision of Watts -up is in line with this trend.However, documents describing the personal information protection policy are often esoteric, and the users could not fully understand their intentions and the background so far.As consumers' awareness increases, it is a matter of many companies to convey their efforts in an easy -to -understand manner.