WhatsApp introduced its revised privacy policy beginning this year, to be specific, in the early days of January.
The revised privacy policy on the messaging platform, on the other hand, was met with a great deal of skepticism among Indian users.
That was due to the fact that WhatsApp made clear in its policy just how many user details it shares with parent company Facebook.
The new WhatsApp privacy policy created a buzz in the entire country and unhappy users switched to services such as Signal and Telegram finally.
WhatsApp decided to extend the deadline for accepting its new privacy policy by three months, until May 15, in response to the outcry it had received over the matter.
WhatsApp pledged that it would educate customers and explain precise elements of the new privacy policy within the next three months when it pushed back the rollout date.
The Facebook-owned messaging network said, “We’ll be doing much more to make our voice clear moving forward.”
At Least until Today, We Have Not Seen WhatsApp Take Any Action to Address This Issue
All that the platform has done so far is publish a few blogs and push advertisements on the app telling users that they have yet to consent to the ToS.
As to the ad, users must accept the revised new privacy policy to “continue using WhatsApp after this date.”
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Ignoring the New Privacy Policy Might Have Serious Consequences
Well, unless WhatsApp decides to extend the deadline last minute, no such news so far, if you don’t accept the updated ToS by May 15, you will not lose any capabilities of the service.
You won’t be able to receive calls or notifications or read or send messages for a short period unless you accept, the firm stated before in an official statement.
What’s the value of only a few minutes? We don’t know that as of now and neither has WhatsApp given any precise details relating to it.
We do know, though, that if you want to use the secure messaging platform’s full range of services, you’ll have to agree to the privacy policy. That’s quite smart of you, WhatsApp.
You must notice here that your WhatsApp account will not be canceled unless it remains inactive for more than 120 days.
How to Accept WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy
The policy will appear as a pop-up window on your home screen. When you first log into the app, you’ll get an option to “Agree” to the updated privacy policy.
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In accepting the updated terms and privacy policy by hitting AGREE, WhatsApp shows this banner on the screen. That’s the only method you get to accept the newly upgraded ToS, there’s no other alternative or anything available for now.
Most likely, you’ve already agreed to the revised WhatsApp privacy policy if you don’t see the pop-up.
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