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WhatsApp CEO reassures users on privacy, says won’t collect new data

Posted on March 18, 2014 by pogowasright.org

Javed Anwer reports:

In a blog post titled “Setting The Record Straight”, WhatsApp CEO Jan Koum on Monday said his company was serious about the privacy of users and had no plans to collect additional user data at behest of Facebook, which bought the instant messaging app in a $19 billion deal.

Koum’s reassurance on privacy came after speculation that WhatsApp would start collecting more user data due to its acquisition by Facebook.

Read more on Times of India.

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