By Jessica Goodfellow
WhatsApp users have begun trickling to more privacy-centric messaging apps Signal and Telegram after becoming aware of data-sharing practices between WhatsApp and parent company Facebook last week.
The world’s most popular messaging app updated its terms of use and privacy policy one week ago (January 4). It alerted all users of the update in a pop-up notification that asked users to accept new terms in order to keep using the app beyond February 8.
Of particular concern to users is the removal of a passage in the privacy policy that had allowed users to opt-out of sharing WhatsApp account information, such as their phone number or location, with Facebook. Privacy activists w
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