(The Jakarta Post)
WhatsApp’s new privacy policy that no longer allows user to opt out of sharing their data with the parent company Facebook has sparked controversy and a massive migration to rival messaging apps around the world.
According to the new policy, WhatsApp will automatically share user data like phone numbers, address books, pictures and the content of some messages with Facebook, the parent company of WhatsApp. The new policy was to come into effect on Feb. 8.
