Yes, it’s serious and the fact is they did it even before updating the privacy policy.

What the hell are you talking about?

This month, finally WHATSAPP says that they will share your personal data with Facebook.

We collect information about your activity on our Services, like service-related, diagnostic, and performance information. This includes information about your activity (including how you use our Services, your Services settings, how you interact with others using our Services (including when you interact with a business), and the time, frequency, and duration of your activities and interactions), log files, and diagnostic, crash, website, and performance logs and reports.

https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/updates/privacy-policy/

As mentioned, they was doing it even before this update from when Whatsapp was owned by Facebook

Facebook itself is the boss of stealing data and they use all of the services of it for this.

WhatsApp & Facebook Messenger Collects more Data – Read Article

What will they do with my Data?

Well, it’s $$$ 🤑

Yes! They simply sell the data. It’s used to understand users, showing them personalized Ads. You won’t like to sell your personal data to let someone earn money, will you?

So, what to do now?

Fine! Now you have 3 Alternatives to go with:

Signal Private Messenger

Signal got a boost after WhatsApp announced the update. It is a good alternative to WhatsApp. Take a look at it-

• 🔥Open Source
• 🔥Always End-to-End Encrypted
• 🔥Quality Video & Audio Call
• 🔥Nice UI and Easy
• 🔥No Ads
• ⛔Less Customization
• ⛔Those who have physical access to your device can see your private messages
• ⛔Limited Group Power

Telegram

Telegram is also experienced as Signal and focused on Speed and Privacy.

• 🔥Open Source
• 🔥Powerful Groups
• 🔥Quality Video & Audio Call
• 🔥Much Customization
• ⛔Bit Bad UI compared to others
• ⛔Those who have physical access to your device can see your private messages
• ⛔End-to-End Encryption only in specific mode
• ⛔Ads will come soon as announced by its CEO

Bubblink Messenger

It’s very new and less popular but catches attention for its latest updates that was released in Dec, 2020

• 🔥🔥Complete Encryption – more powerful than End-to-End
• 🔥Powerful Groups
• 🔥Open Source Jitsi Meet Quality Video & Audio Call
• 🔥Much Customization
• 🔥Nice UI and Easy
• 🔥You can set Lock to the most private Conversation so those who have physical access can’t see it
• 🔥No Ads
• ⛔Not Open Source

Result!

Bubblink Messenger won the competition with the point of 7/8

Signal & Telegram got 5/8 & 4/8 respectively

Bubblink Messenger App on Play Store

Conclusion

Actually, it’s your choice what you will do now. If you want to leave WhatsApp, you have 3 options. I will recommend to check Bubblink Messenger once and test it, if you think Signal or Telegram is better then move to them.

But if you think, you will stick to WhatsApp, I will request to rethink about your privacy. Your privacy is yours 🙂

If you have any question, just let me know in the comment section below. Please share it with your family and friends so that they can be secured too!

Have a nice day!

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