Whatsapp raises transparency over users’ data

The Data Protection Commissioner (DPC) has welcomed the “greater transparency” of Whatsapp, after the messaging service published new ‘frequently asked questions’ (FAQs) relating to the sharing of its users’ data.

Whatsapp is owned by Facebook and, after the takeover, there was a major issue about the sharing of data between the popular messaging service and its parent company.

“WhatsApp updated its terms of service-and-privacy policy on August 25, 2016, including references to the sharing of WhatsApp user-data with Facebook,” read a DPC statement on the FAQs.