WhatsApp privacy policy sparks memefest 
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WhatsApp privacy policy sparks memefest WhatsApp's new policy update has sparked concerns among netizens with most users saying that they would now prefer a different chatting app. The Facebook-owned messenger app said that as part of the policy update, it will share user data with other Facebook companies. The message elaborates for users the ways WhatsApp handles data and how it partners with Facebook to allow integrations across multiple apps.
The message enraged WhatsApp users with a host of them threatening to leave the app and join its rivals. And its rivals -- Telegram and Signal -- were just waiting to hear that.
Signal that has recently been endorsed by Elon Musk tweeted that a lot of people have asked them how to move their group chats from other apps to Signal. The app's bio on Twitter reads, "Say 'hello' to privacy". "A lot of people have been asking how to move their group chats from other apps to Signal, and Signal group links are a great way to get started. Drop a group link into your former chat app of choice like you're dropping the mic on the way out," it said.
A lot of people have been asking how to move their group chats from other apps to Signal, and Signal group links are a great way to get started. Drop a group link into your former chat app of choice like you're dropping the mic on the way out. pic.twitter.com/q49DeZufBG
Signal (@signalapp) January 7, 2021
The app also said that verification codes are currently delayed across several providers because "so many new people are trying to join Signal right now".
Meanwhile, taking potshots at WhatsApp, Telegram shared a meme of the two Spider-Man pointing at each other. Instead of Spider-Man, the meme showed the icons of WhatsApp and Facebook, meaning they are all the same in the end.
Telegram Messenger (@telegram) January 8, 2021
WhatsApp users might have taken to social media to look for alternatives but the privacy concerns have not stopped netizens from rolling out the choicest of memes.
Whatsapp before :- We have end-to-end encryption. Your data is safe with us.
Karan (@kyayrrkaran) January 9, 2021
Whatsapp now:-#WhatsAppPrivacyPolicy pic.twitter.com/D9vUuYxePY
Everyone now after reading whatsapp's new privacy and policy#WhatsAppPrivacyPolicy pic.twitter.com/AgNjnKT8sm
Indiangirlgamer (@indiangirlgamer) January 9, 2021
nothing just WhatsApp's new policy guving us privacy#WhatsAppPrivacyPolicy #SignalApp pic.twitter.com/NtyjVFgvEb
Deba (@being__anxious) January 9, 2021
#Telegram #SignalApp
Amy abid (@amyabid_) January 9, 2021
People are running towards telegram and signalapp after #WhatsAppPrivacyPolicy pic.twitter.com/ds8zYV2wU3
The Social Dilemma (2020)
Thejus! (@Tjz_kr1) January 8, 2021
This might be a good time to think about WhatsApp alternatives. #WhatsAppPrivacyPolicy pic.twitter.com/FY55JGeOZL
Whatsapp new privacy policy.#WhatsAppPrivacyPolicy #WhatsappPrivacy pic.twitter.com/YSbebnRdHc
Nikhil Gupta (@iNikhilGupta) January 8, 2021
Mark Zuckerberg ki call aai thi whatsapp secure nahi rhy#WhatsAppPrivacyPolicy #WhatsappPrivacy pic.twitter.com/UKoEQIewMN
Bilal Rajput (@BilalRaput) January 8, 2021
#WhatsAppPrivacyPolicy#WhatsApp
Sana shine (@sana_foodie) January 8, 2021
People hyping single me who
Over privacy who got only
Protection on pdf,memes
Whatsapp n screenshots. pic.twitter.com/1r1mhpkTZX
After new #WhatsAppPrivacyPolicy ...
Me* :- pic.twitter.com/eeCD15C4D5Chander Bhan (@Chander86840913) January 8, 2021
Also read: WhatsApp forces users to accept new terms of service, privacy policy
Also read: WhatsApp unveils 'four-pillar strategy' for India
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