As well know and has connected our companion Luis Padilla in his post about WhatsApp and the mode of profitable the application dealing with our data. However, seems that still can put barriers of by half if want avoid that Facebook end up doing is with our information private that have integrated in WhatsApp with the intention of make what always makes with she, sell it. Is important that us themselves are aware of the value that have our data, and of that mode, make a use responsible of the device to avoid evils greater. We are going to teach how to avoid WhatsApp to send your information to Facebook.
If you are user of Instagram, in his time not had this opportunity, i.e., when were subscribed to Instagram not had the possibility of restrict our information, directly Facebook is seized of she when acquired the network social photographic and it integrated between their services. However, with WhatsApp, Facebook us is giving an opportunity. We are going to teach you the two ways to avoid that WhatsApp you our private information to Facebook directly, almost without realizing.
Method 1: using the notification of change of privacy policy
When begin WhatsApp these days, is very likely that us appears a new screen of notification that us indicates that the terms u political of privacy are being updated, This is the text in particular:
In WhatsApp are updating our terms of service and our policy of privacy to reflect the integration of new functions, as called WhatsApp. Read the terms and privacy policy to learn more about your options. Please accept the terms and the privacy policy before September 25 to continue using WhatsApp
Here is when we will be shown an enormous ‘OK’ in blue. However, below we have a drop-down, with less striking letter, which will allow us to expand these terms and that hides a function we are interested, the function that allows you to disable the possibility of WhatsApp to share our private information with Facebook, and that is that we are interested in. Thus, click on the icon “^” that appears in the lower part of the screen to display the menu.
Descend to a text which reads the following:
Share the information ed my WhatsApp with Facebook account to enhance my experience with products and advertising on Facebook. Your chats and phone number will not be shared on Facebook regardless of this setting.
Here is when we use the switch that we provide, are going to uncheck it, then click “OK” and continue using WhatsApp as always.
Method 2: If you have already accepted inadvertently, from settings.
Don’t worry because is not all lost. If we have accepted the terms without reading them or did not know what was (poorly made, you should otherwise never), a new menu in settings will be enabled for 30 days. To see it, we must enter to WhatsApp normally. A time inside, we will go to the section of “settings” that have within it own application of WhatsApp.
Once we are in “Settings”, you will see that there is a new section that we didn’t before, is called “share my account information” which also features the classic switch. Now we will deactivate this switch if you want to deny permissions to access our information of WhatsApp to Facebook.
This has its crumb, since is certain that will prevent that Facebook captures our number and information directly from WhatsApp. But it is also true that most of us have already installed the Facebook Messenger application, and to use a large percentage of users used your phone number. Ultimately, Facebook already has more data our of which we can imagine, and with our consent, it seems that most times this is a battle that we have lost in advance, do what we do. Your you choose, activates or deactivates this feature of WhatsApp privacy if you want or not to share your information with Facebook.
