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WhatsApp's woes get worse

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WhatsApp's woes get worse

Why the privacy policy blow-up won't go away

Casey Newton
May 12, 2021
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WhatsApp's woes get worse

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Photo of a phone with WhatsApp open laid on top of currency fanned out underneath it. Benjamin Dada / Unsplash
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In January, WhatsApp tried to change its privacy policies, and the resulting anger of its user base has haunted the Facebook-owned messaging app ever since. What was pitched by WhatsApp as a simple update intended to enable e-commerce has received a frosty reception from regulators, and it’s now open question whether the app will…

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