{"id":19356,"date":"2017-05-18T19:14:57","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T13:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=19356"},"modified":"2017-05-18T19:14:57","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T13:44:57","slug":"how-to-opt-out-from-whatsapp-data-sharing-with-facebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/how-to-opt-out-from-whatsapp-data-sharing-with-facebook\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Opt Out from WhatsApp Data Sharing with Facebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WhatsApp, the messaging client utilized by\u00a0more than a billion people,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/legal\/?l=en#key-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">just announced<\/a>\u00a0that it will start sharing some user data with Facebook, the company that acquired it\u00a0back in 2014. As per WhatsApp, this change\u00a0is being made so that\u00a0users can get targeted advertisements, and the companies can fight abuse and spam. While fighting abuse and spam is incredibly important, most users will never be \u201cokay\u201d with WhatsApp sharing their data with Facebook.<\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif;\">While there is no way to totally stay away from this data sharing between WhatsApp and Facebook,\u00a0there is an approach to do a partial opt-out of this data sharing policy. Note that this is only a partial opt-out, there is absolutely no way to totally opt-out. Partial opt-out will only prevent Facebook ad targeting. The only way\u00a0for a complete opt-out will be to cease using WhatsApp completely, which is not an option for everyone. In this article, I will tell you how you can\u00a0opt-out (partially), from\u00a0having your information shared between WhatsApp and Facebook.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"opt-out-from-whatsapp-data-sharing-tc-page\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Opt Out from WhatsApp Data Sharing: T&amp;C Page<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When you open WhatsApp, you will receive a\u00a0prompt to \u201cAgree\u201d to their updated Terms and Conditions. This is one page that nobody normally reads, unless they\u00a0are just truly paranoid. In any case, here\u2019s what you ought to do to stop WhatsApp from sharing some of your data with Facebook:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you are presented with the screen to agree to the updated Terms and Conditions,<strong>don\u2019t simply tap on \u201cAgree\u201d<\/strong>, instead, tap on the\u00a0<strong>disclosure arrow<\/strong>\u00a0on the bottom right of the screen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19772\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19772\" style=\"width: 320px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19772\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/terms-and-conditions-3.png\" alt=\"terms-and-conditions\" width=\"320\" height=\"569\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/terms-and-conditions-3.png 320w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/terms-and-conditions-3-169x300.png 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">terms-and-conditions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>At the bottom of the screen, you will notice a\u00a0<strong>checkbox<\/strong>\u00a0with accompanying text.\u00a0<strong>Uncheck<\/strong>\u00a0this checkbox if you need to opt-out of data sharing, and then tap on\u00a0<strong>\u201cAgree\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19743 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/terms-and-conditions-opt-out-3.png\" alt=\"erms-and-conditions-opt-out\" width=\"640\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/terms-and-conditions-opt-out-3.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/terms-and-conditions-opt-out-3-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li><strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>While WhatsApp states that \u201cYour chats and phone number\u00a0<strong>will not\u00a0<\/strong>be shared\u00a0<strong>onto<\/strong>\u00a0Facebook regardless of this setting\u201d, it could\u00a0mean that the chats and phone number might be shared\u00a0<strong>with\u00a0<\/strong>Facebook. Phrasing of sentences makes a big difference in legal matters. Also, the prompts are slowly rolling out to everyone, so you should see it sooner or later.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"opt-out-from-whatsapp-data-sharing-the-second-way\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">Opt Out from WhatsApp Data Sharing: The Second Way<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If you were hasty when you received the update, and tapped on \u201cAgree\u201d the moment the Terms and Conditions page popped up, I\u2019m not judging you. That\u2019s what most people do, anyway. However, fret not, there is still a way that you can opt-out of\u00a0WhatsApp\u2019s data sharing strategy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>The option to opt out using this method will only be available for 30 days after you have first\u00a0accepted the updated Terms and Conditions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In WhatsApp, tap on the 3 dot menu button to show the overflow menu, and tap on<strong>\u201cSettings\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Tap on\u00a0<strong>\u201cAccount\u201d.<\/strong>In the Account settings, you can\u00a0<strong>uncheck<\/strong>\u00a0the checkbox that says \u201c<strong>Share my account info<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"opt-out-of-whatsapps-data-sharing-policy-get-security-and-privacy-conscious\"><strong><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Opt Out of WhatsApp\u2019s Data Sharing Policy: Get Security and Privacy Conscious<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If there is one thing we can take away from this sudden change in WhatsApp\u2019s policy, it\u2019s that in this day and age, no data you share with\u00a0third-parties is ever in your control. As one saying goes: \u201cIf it\u2019s free, it\u2019s not the product; you are.\u201d, and it holds\u00a0especially true for services such as WhatsApp, which are\u00a0now going\u00a0to allow\u00a0businesses to possibly contact\u00a0users. I\u2019m\u00a0actually not against ads, per se, but giving businesses access to messaging consumers is something I have hated in text messages, and will probably hate in WhatsApp, as well. There is absolutely no reason why we should\u00a0receive ads on a platform that we\u00a0use to communicate and connect with friends and family.<\/p>\n<p>How to Opt Out from WhatsApp Data Sharing with Facebook<\/p>\n<p>that\u00a0users can get targeted advertisements, and the companies can fight abuse WhatsApp, the messaging client utilized by\u00a0more than a billion people,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/legal\/?l=en#key-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">just announced<\/a>\u00a0that it will start sharing some user data with Facebook, the company that acquired it\u00a0back in 2014. As per WhatsApp, this change\u00a0is being made so and spam. While fighting abuse and spam is incredibly important, most users will never be \u201cokay\u201d with WhatsApp sharing their data with Facebook.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">While there is no way to totally stay away from this data sharing between WhatsApp and Facebook,\u00a0there is an approach to do a partial opt-out of this data sharing policy. Note that this is only a partial opt-out, there is absolutely no way to totally opt-out. Partial opt-out will only prevent Facebook ad targeting. The only way\u00a0for a complete opt-out will be to cease using WhatsApp completely, which is not an option for everyone. In this article, I will tell you how you can\u00a0opt-out (partially), from\u00a0having your information shared between WhatsApp and Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"opt-out-from-whatsapp-data-sharing-tc-page-2\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Opt Out from WhatsApp Data Sharing: T&amp;C Page<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When you open WhatsApp, you will receive a\u00a0prompt to \u201cAgree\u201d to their updated Terms and Conditions. This is one page that nobody normally reads, unless they\u00a0are just truly paranoid. In any case, here\u2019s what you ought to do to stop WhatsApp from sharing some of your data with Facebook:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When you are presented with the screen to agree to the updated Terms and Conditions,<strong>don\u2019t simply tap on \u201cAgree\u201d<\/strong>, instead, tap on the\u00a0<strong>disclosure arrow<\/strong>\u00a0on the bottom right of the screen.<\/li>\n<li>At the bottom of the screen, you will notice a\u00a0<strong>checkbox<\/strong>\u00a0with accompanying text.\u00a0<strong>Uncheck<\/strong>\u00a0this checkbox if you need to opt-out of data sharing, and then tap on\u00a0<strong>\u201cAgree\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>While WhatsApp states that \u201cYour chats and phone number\u00a0<strong>will not\u00a0<\/strong>be shared\u00a0<strong>onto<\/strong>\u00a0Facebook regardless of this setting\u201d, it could\u00a0mean that the chats and phone number might be shared\u00a0<strong>with\u00a0<\/strong>Facebook. Phrasing of sentences makes a big difference in legal matters. Also, the prompts are slowly rolling out to everyone, so you should see it sooner or later.<\/p>\n<h4 id=\"opt-out-from-whatsapp-data-sharing-the-second-way-2\"><strong><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">Opt Out from WhatsApp Data Sharing: The Second Way<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>If you were hasty when you received the update, and tapped on \u201cAgree\u201d the moment the Terms and Conditions page popped up, I\u2019m not judging you. That\u2019s what most people do, anyway. However, fret not, there is still a way that you can opt-out of\u00a0WhatsApp\u2019s data sharing strategy.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Note<\/u><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>The option to opt out using this method will only be available for 30 days after you have first\u00a0accepted the updated Terms and Conditions.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In WhatsApp, tap on the 3 dot menu button to show the overflow menu, and tap on<strong>\u201cSettings\u201d.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19761\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19761\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-dots-to-settings-4.png\" alt=\"3-dots-to-settings\" width=\"640\" height=\"565\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-dots-to-settings-4.png 640w, https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/3-dots-to-settings-4-300x265.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19761\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3-dots-to-settings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Tap on\u00a0<strong>\u201cAccount\u201d.<\/strong>In the Account settings, you can\u00a0<strong>uncheck<\/strong>\u00a0the checkbox that says \u201c<strong>Share my account info<\/strong>\u201c.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19620 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/account-to-checkbox.png\" alt=\"account-to-checkbox\" width=\"640\" height=\"565\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 id=\"ad-typebanner\" style=\"line-height: 28.5pt; background: white; margin: 22.5pt 0in 15.0pt 0in;\">[ad type=&#8221;banner&#8221;]<\/h4>\n<h4 id=\"opt-out-of-whatsapps-data-sharing-policy-get-security-and-privacy-conscious-2\" style=\"line-height: 28.5pt; background: white; margin: 22.5pt 0in 15.0pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20.5pt; color: #993300;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Opt Out of WhatsApp\u2019s Data Sharing Policy: Get Security and Privacy Conscious<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p style=\"line-height: 19.5pt; background: white; margin: 0in 0in 19.5pt 0in;\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; color: #222222;\">If there is one thing we can take away from this sudden change in WhatsApp\u2019s policy, it\u2019s that in this day and age, no data you share with\u00a0third-parties is ever in your control. As one saying goes: \u201cIf it\u2019s free, it\u2019s not the product; you are.\u201d, and it holds\u00a0especially true for services such as WhatsApp, which are\u00a0now going\u00a0to allow\u00a0businesses to possibly contact\u00a0users. I\u2019m\u00a0actually not against ads, per se, but giving businesses access to messaging consumers is something I have hated in text messages, and will probably hate in WhatsApp, as well. There is absolutely no reason why we should\u00a0receive ads on a platform that we\u00a0use to communicate and connect with friends and family.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Opt Out from WhatsApp Data Sharing with Facebook &#8211; mobile &#8211; WhatsApp, the messaging client utilized by more than a billion people, just announced<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21862,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1791,7473,46018,53373],"tags":[59413,56632,56657,59423,59411,59400,59407,59416,59415,59418,59420,59412,56630,59397,59419,59409,59404,59410,59405,59402,59414,59422,59424,59399,59403,59406,59408,59428,59426,59429,59427,59417,59421,59425,59401,59396,59398],"class_list":["post-19356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-android","category-facebook","category-mobile","category-whatsapp","tag-delete-facebook","tag-download-facebook-app","tag-facebook","tag-facebook-2","tag-facebook-2016","tag-facebook-a","tag-facebook-ads","tag-facebook-basic-version","tag-facebook-block","tag-facebook-com","tag-facebook-comment-photos","tag-facebook-delete","tag-facebook-download","tag-facebook-in","tag-facebook-instagram","tag-facebook-loading","tag-facebook-new","tag-facebook-news","tag-facebook-sign-up-new-person","tag-facebook-software-download","tag-facebook-timeline","tag-free-facebook","tag-in-news","tag-moments-app","tag-new-facebook","tag-new-facebook-2016","tag-new-facebook-open","tag-newspaper-ads","tag-philippine-flag","tag-pti-twitter","tag-run-out","tag-welcome-to-facebook","tag-www-facebook","tag-youtube","tag-youtube-facebook","tag-youtube-in","tag-59398"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}