Question of the Day: What do we do with WhatsApp?

WhatsApp and its Privacy Policy, which it announced to change as of February 8, 2021. Users who do not give explicit consent by imposition until February 8, 2021 will no longer be able to use WhatsApp. WhatsApp had previously changed its privacy policy, but did not force users to accept the renewed privacy policy and did not threaten to dismiss them from the service.

This change in the social media platforms and even started to debate this issue and assess whether to use WhatsApp users via WhatsApp in Turkey after the debate all over the world.

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1. WhatsApp Privacy Policy and Change What Did not Already Access to this data?

When looking at the old, new and European Union Privacy Policies of WhatsApp, it can be seen that there is no change in the data it collects. The main changes are that WhatsApp changes the way it uses the information it collects from users. Therefore, some important changes have been made to the 'How We Use Information' section of the WhatsApp Privacy Policy document .

The following policies are examined in a comparative way, WhatsApp did not go to a major change in the European Union, but said some important changes imposed by other countries, including Turkey outside the European Union.

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First of all, WhatsApp aims to 'connect' all services within Facebook with this change and states that it will operate for various purposes within the scope of 'the information we have', which it previously used in a limited way . The main aim in all other countries, including Turkey outside the EU "to connect their Facebook company product can use our services" also stated that.

Facebook Inc. and Facebook Ireland Ltd, Facebook is also used by Facebook Payments Inc. and Facebook Payments International Limited , Onavo , Facebook Technologies, LLC and Facebook Technologies Ireland Limited , WhatsApp Inc. and WhatsApp Ireland Limited and CrowdTangle .

Although this list may expand over time, the consent of the users will be obtained once by imposition. This should not be forgotten. Onavo VPN software company, which has been widely discussed for a period and especially secretly seized users' data for market research, is still among the Facebook companies, but after the reactions, Facebook closed this service in May 2019. In any case, with your forced permission, your information can be shared within the Facebook family of companies for 'your benefit' .

In the next process, Facebook will match and process your data 'with your consent' in the big data mine it holds within the company and sell the results to third companies.

2. WhatsApp Turkey Privacy Policy Changes What Does It Mean?

First of all, unlike previous changes, WhatsApp requires users to accept changes unconditionally by imposition. Users will not be able to use WhatsApp as of February 8, 2021, if they do not accept these changes.

3. Has WhatsApp Made Similar Changes In The European Union?

The most important change in the WhatsApp Privacy Policy, the ability to share user data with other Facebook companies and to link product and service data has not been added to the European Union policy.

4. Do We Accept WhatsApp Changes?

Changes made by imposition and unilaterally cannot be accepted. If you do not agree to this, you will no longer be able to use WhatsApp from February 8, 2021, unless of course WhatsApp does not make a change again by that date.

5. If We Do Not Accept WhatsApp Changes Then Which Service Do We Switch To?

Without further ado, we think the best alternative is Signal . Signal is a service known and used since Edward Snowden proposed it. Signal's motto is based on privacy and minimal data collection. Sensitive information is never collected.

As can be seen below, the only data Signal collects is your phone number and it is required to use this data service. However, Signal does not match your phone number with your identity. WhatsApp, on the other hand, associates a lot of data with you, including the data of your location and the people you are in contact with. By the way, it's important to note that WhatsApp also uses Signal's end-to-end protocol for encryption.

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We have prepared this article to at least enable you to make a more informed decision. With the policy of WhatsApp that it tries to change with this imposition, the decision will be made by users in the last instance.

How We Use WhatsApp Information: Comparative Table

WhatsApp July 2020WhatsApp February 2021WhatsApp ABOur Services . In addition to providing customer support, we operate and deliver our Services, including improving, correcting and customizing our Services. Understand how people use our Services; We analyze and use the information we have to evaluate and improve our services, to research, develop and test for new services and features, and to troubleshoot. We also use your information to respond to you when you contact us. We use cookies to operate, deliver, improve, understand and customize our services.Our services. Information we have; We use it to operate and provide our Services , including providing customer support, completing purchases or transactions, improving, correcting and customizing our Services, and connecting our Services to Facebook Company Products that you can use. Also, to understand how people use our Services with the information we have; We also use it to evaluate and improve our services, to research, develop and test new services and features, and to perform troubleshooting. We also use your information to respond to you when you contact us.Our services. Information we have; We use it to operate and provide our Services, including providing customer support, completing purchases or transactions, improving, correcting and customizing our Services. Also, to understand how people use our Services with the information we have; We also use it to evaluate and improve our services, to research, develop and test new services and features, and to carry out troubleshooting. We also use your information to respond to you when you contact us.Safety and Security. Verifies accounts and transactions; We strive to improve safety and security inside and outside of our Services and ensure that our Services are used in accordance with the law, such as investigating suspicious activity or violations of our Terms.Safety, Security and Integrity. Safety, security and integrity are integral parts of our Services. Information we have; We use it to verify accounts and transactions, combat malicious activity, protect users from bad experiences and spam content, increase safety, security and integrity on our Services and elsewhere by investigating suspicious transactions or violations of our Terms and policies, and to ensure that our Services are used legally. For more information, please see the Law, Our Rights and Protection section below.Safety, Security and Integrity. Safety, security and integrity are integral parts of our Services. Information we have; We use it to verify accounts and transactions, combat harmful activity, protect users from bad experiences and spam, investigate suspicious activity or violations of our Terms and policies, to increase safety, security and integrity on our Services and elsewhere, and to ensure that our Services are used legally. For more information, please see the 'Law, Our Rights and Protection' section below.Communications About Our Services and Facebook Company Family. Communicates with you about our Services and features; We inform you about our terms, policies and other important updates. We may send you content for marketing purposes about our services and the services of the Facebook family of companies we are now part of.Communications About Our Services and Facebook Companies. We use the information we have to communicate with you about our Services and to keep you informed of our terms, policies and other important updates. We may send you content about our services or the services of Facebook Companies for marketing purposes.Communications About Our Services and Facebook Companies. We use the information we have to communicate with you about our Services and to keep you informed of our terms, policies and other important updates. We may send you content about our services or the services of Facebook Companies for marketing purposes. For more information, please see the 'Exercising Your Rights' section.No Third Party Banner Ads. We do not allow third-party banner ads on WhatsApp. We do not intend to use these ads, but we will update this policy if we use them in the future.No Third Party Banner Ads. We still do not allow third-party banner ads on our services. We do not intend to use these ads, but will update this Privacy Policy if we use it in the future.No Third Party Banner Ads. We still do not allow third-party banner ads on our services. We do not intend to use these ads, but will update this Privacy Policy if we use it in the future.Business Messages. Order, transaction and appointment information using WhatsApp from third parties such as you and businesses; delivery and shipping notifications; We allow you to 'communicate with each other' through channels such as product and service updates and marketing . For example, you can receive flight status information about your trip, receive an invoice for a purchase, or receive notification about your delivery. The marketing messages you may receive may contain an offer that may interest you. We do not want you to be exposed to spam (spam), you can manage all of these messages and communications and we respect your preferences.Institutional Interactions. We allow you and third parties such as businesses to communicate and interact on WhatsApp using our services for businesses , such as Catalogs, where you can browse and order products and services .Businesses can send you transactions, appointments and delivery notifications, product and service updates, and marketing content. For example, you can receive flight status information about your trip, receive an invoice for a purchase, or receive notification about your delivery. The messages you can receive from a business may contain some offers about products or services that may be of interest to you. We also don't want you to be exposed to unwanted messages (spam). As with all your messages, you can manage such communications, and we only respect your preferences.Institutional Interactions. You and third parties such as businesses, offered to businesses on WhatsApp ; We allow you to communicate and interact using our services, such as Catalogs, where you can browse and order products and services.Businesses can send you transaction, appointment and delivery notifications, product and service updates, and marketing content. For example, you can receive flight status information about your trip, receive an invoice for a purchase, or receive notification about your delivery. The messages you can receive from a business may contain some offers about products or services that may be of interest to you. We also don't want you to be exposed to unwanted messages (spam). As with all messages, you can manage such communications and we only respect your preferences.Messaging Metadata. Messaging Metadata consists of information we process to deliver your messages or calls, and includes information such as your user ID and the time you sent a particular message.To transfer Messaging Metadata to communications, to operate our Services (including general traffic management and the prevention, detection, investigation and remediation of malfunctions), to ensure the safety and security of our Services (their availability, authenticity, integrity and confidentiality, in particular security incidents, spam, vulnerabilities, We use it to prevent, detect, investigate and remedy malware and unauthorized use of our Services or unauthorized access to our Services), to bill (where required) and to fulfill our legal obligations under applicable law.