WhatsApp confirms that it collects "very little" amount of user data

Facebook is facing a privacy scandal. While Facebook is being considered, this is not the first time that other Facebook products have come under scrutiny. In the past, WhatsApp has faced some controversy over its plans to share its user data with Facebook. Now, in light of the Facebook scandal, the company reassures users by noting that it does not collect much information about them.


According to WhastApp, I said that because messages are encrypted, they do not have much data collected from users. This is despite the fact that there are some experts who say that WhatsApp is tracking users. "WhatsApp collects very little data and every message is fully encrypted," said WhatsApp's spokesperson. Contrary to recent comments in the media, we do not track down friends and family members whom I have written. "

However, Vivek Wadhwa, a businessman and academic who specializes in technology, is not convinced. "Personal communication is encrypted between users, and it may be as safe as WhatsApp claims," ​​he said. But metadata, information about calls by the company is likely to be extracted. WhatsApp recognizes that it shares information about identity and device information with Facebook, allowing it to do the dirty work of snooping on users. "

Unfortunately, regardless of whether WhatsApp collects data about its users, the fact is that given the number of people using its services, living without it may be a bit stressful, especially for work or study.