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Facebook looks to its messaging service Whatsapp to gather more personal data

on Jan 26, 2016 | 0 comments

By Jessica Goodfellow

WhatsApp might start sharing user’s personal data with Facebook according to leaked screenshots.

Facebook acquired the messaging app in February 2014, and has only recently started to implement changes to the app.

The proposed update, still in beta form, was shared by developer Javier Santos on his Google+ page posting screenshots of the latest features of the updated app.

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The WhatsApp feature reads: “Share my WhatsApp account information with Facebook to improve my Facebook experiences.”

Exactly what data will be exchanged between the two services is unclear, though it will likely begin with contact sharing.

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Source: The Drum