The newest WhatsApp update has taken the entire world by storm. As per the company, the Facebook messaging application has successfully been integrated into WhatsApp’s structure, and this update will come into effect by 8 February of this year. Despite the negative remarks posed by people and regulators. Facebook continues to grow its messaging infrastructure by bringing other popular applications into the picture. First, Instagram and now WhatsApp to become the new child applications of Facebook.
It is important to note that this integration will allow the data set of users to be processed across Facebook applications, which could be an unfavorable situation for many cautious WhatsApp users. Information like Phone number, IP address, your way of communication, transaction data, etc., will be collected by the Facebook application to keep the integration intact and smooth. These measures are only necessary to keep the messaging cross over steady across Facebook and WhatsApp. Similarly, the policy update also states that with this integration, the Facebook pay account of the users will automatically become the one for WhatsApp as well, where the users can easily pay for their products.
Despite many objections from authorities for the improper or illegal conduct of integration across several social platforms, Facebook continues to pan out its years-old dream with its team. It is believed that this update will prove to be beneficial in the area of e-commerce and communication between several platforms.
Whether WhatsApp users agree to the new policy updates or not, the policy will come into effect next month, and the data pertinent to your WhatsApp account will be shared with the Facebook family applications to ensure quality outcomes.