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Facebook's WhatsApp clarifies impact on users refusing privacy-policy change

By Matthew Newman* ( May 10, 2021, 16:27 GMT | Insight) -- Facebook’s WhatsApp has clarified that users who don’t accept a privacy policy update will now receive a “persistent” reminder message for “several weeks” before facing reduced functionality of the instant-messaging service and a possible eventual cutoff. This is the second time WhatsApp has had to change deadlines for its planned changes.Facebook’s WhatsApp has clarified that users who don’t accept a privacy policy update will now receive a “persistent” reminder message for “several weeks” before facing reduced functionality of the instant-messaging service and a possible eventual cutoff....

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