SunstarTV Bureau: Facebook owned daily messaging app Whatsapp after introducing its privacy policy, Microsoft’s video conferencing platform Skype made fun of Facebook via tweeter as their company won’t share data with ‘third parties’.
“We respect your privacy, we are committed to keeping your personal data private and do not sell to third parties,” tweeted Skype along with a link of Microsoft’s privacy statement.
Skype respects your privacy. We are committed to keeping your personal data private and do not sell to 3rd parties: https://t.co/FLGwMmSNHv pic.twitter.com/dupbfejr7m
— Skype (@Skype) January 8, 2021
Similarly another messaging app ‘Signal’ too dig onto Facebook and tweeted, “Facebook is probably more comfortable selling ads than buying them, but they’ll do what they have to do in order to be the top result when some people search for ‘Signal’ in the App Store.”
Facebook is probably more comfortable selling ads than buying them, but they’ll do what they have to do in order to be the top result when some people search for ‘Signal’ in the App Store.
P.S. There will never be ads in Signal, because your data belongs in your hands not ours. pic.twitter.com/waVPcl4wHe
— Signal (@signalapp) January 10, 2021
Notably, Whatsapp has recently made changes in its privacy policy which all users are entitled to accept the condition by February 8, unless the users won’t be allow of using the app further. However, following the backlash the company has issued a statement saying that the update has nothing to do with consumer chats and profile data.
“We want to be clear that the policy update does not affect the privacy of your messages with friends and family in any way. Instead, this update includes changes related to messaging a business on Whatsapp, which is optional, and provides further transparency about how we collect and use data,” said the company in a new FAQ page published on its website.
