WhatsApp Agrees To Be More Transparent on Policy Changes, EU Says (reuters.com) 5
Meta Platforms' WhatsApp has agreed to be more transparent about changes to its privacy policy introduced in 2021, the European Commission said on Monday, following complaints from consumer bodies across Europe. From a report: The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) and the European Network of consumer authorities told WhatsApp last year that it had not clarified the changes in plain and intelligible language, violating the bloc's laws. EU members' national regulators can sanction companies for breaches. WhatsApp has now agreed to explain changes to EU users' contracts and how these could affect their rights, and has agreed to display prominently the possibility for users to accept or reject the changes and ensure that users can easily close pop-up notifications on updates. The company also confirmed that users' personal data is not shared with third parties or other Meta companies, including Facebook, for advertising purposes.
Zuckerberg Rides Again (Score:1)
The company also confirmed that users' personal data is not shared with third parties or other Meta companies, including Facebook, for advertising purposes.
And everyone knows that is a blatant lie.
Great (Score:2)
Great, one more popup to have to close tomorrow.
(I don't imagine it will change their policy, only that it adds a few more paragraphs to the legal disclaimers that nobody ever reads)
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legal disclaimers that nobody ever reads)
Some people do read them.
I don't. But if they try something sneaky, I expect to read about it on Slashdot the next day.
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Some people do read them.
I don't. But if they try something sneaky, I expect to read about it on Slashdot the next day.
How many times have you uninstalled something after a change in the legal disclaimer or privacy policy?
Promises, Promises (Score:4, Funny)