Between The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Public Advisory And Whatsapp Privacy Policy

On January 4, 2021, WhatsApp Messenger ("WhatsApp" or the "Company"), a cross-platform instant messaging application that allows smartphone users to exchange text, image, video and audio messages for free issued an update to its current privacy policy (the "Policy") of July 20, 2020, to come into effect on February 8, 2021. The highlight of the Policy noted that WhatsApp could share phone numbers and transaction data with Facebook, a related company to WhatsApp. This Policy empowered the Company to automatically collect usage and log, device and connection, and location information, and cookies; a well as use information collected for service, safety and security, business interactions, and communications about its services. It is important to know that WhatsApp could provide users marketing for its services and those of Facebook.