If you have not agreed to the controversial new terms of WhatsApp service by May 15, the app will start disabling some of the services, Facebook recently announced.
After May 15, the app, which is owned by Facebook, will work like this: users have to click in order to log in to WhatsApp to view messages or calls. After a few weeks with this limited functionality, if you do not agree with Facebook rules, you will not be able to receive incoming calls or notifications and WhatsApp will stop you from sending messages or calling someone.
At this point, you will have to choose whether to accept the terms or not to use WhatsApp at all.
In January, Facebook tried to update the terms of use of WhatsApp, but faced feedback from users, where some of them downloaded alternative applications such as Signal or Telegram. Some claim that if they accept Facebook's terms, the latter will be able to use user data.
WhatsApp was forced to postpone the update and create a campaign to explain that the new deal only relates to a series of features that allow users to send business messages to the app and there is no change in sharing data with the parent company.
In Germany, the Hamburg privacy authority has requested a three-month emergency ban on the entry into force of the new conditions, arguing that they are vague, unsustainable and too broad. Facebook said the ban was "based on a fundamental misunderstanding".
Sources: Guardian, Engadget
