WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using app
I am in the EU, and this is what I have been presented with:<p>„ By tapping Agree, you accept the new terms, which take effect on February 8, 2021. After this date, you’ll need to accept the new terms to continue using WhatsApp. You can also visit the Help Center if you would prefer to delete your account and would like more information. To learn more about how WhatsApp processes your data, read our updated <i>privacy policy</i>“ (with an Agree button underneath).<p>I could close the window. But there is a hard deadline apparently: Feb 8th.<p>F* you Facebook. I‘d rather stop using Whatsapp altogether.<p>Edit:<p>Will start using Signal app, and for the transition period I‘ll keep an old smartphone with a throwaway Sim card and WhatsApp installed on it to keep updates from absolutely necessary groups I need to be part of.