WhatsApp on Play Store: What You Need to Know

If you're still using WhatsApp, there are some important things to consider when it comes to its security and privacy policy. While WhatsApp does provide end-to-end encryption, which ensures that messages are kept secret between senders and recipients, there are still concerns about the platform's overall security.

One of the biggest issues is the fact that WhatsApp's web app can easily be modified to serve a malicious version of the application upon pageload, allowing third parties to access your messages. Additionally, even though WhatsApp assures users it won't share their data directly with advertisers, this still presents a threat to users' control over how their data is shared and used.

Under WhatsApp's new privacy policy, Facebook has access to several pieces of information, including phone numbers and usage data. New accounts do not have the option to refuse these expanded uses of their data. Existing WhatsApp users were given a grace period to change their settings and prevent Facebook from suggesting friends or serving ads based on WhatsApp data.

To best protect your WhatsApp communications, we strongly encourage you to change your settings as described below (and ask your contacts to do the same!). By taking these steps, you can ensure that your messages remain private and secure.

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