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Why are WhatsApp Users Moving to Signal?

Millions of WhatsApp users are moving to rival apps such as Signal. We look at why many people are taking such measures.

January 14, 2021
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Millions of WhatsApp users are abandoning the app in favour of rivals such as Signal ahead of a privacy policy update that will force them to share their data with Facebook.

The update will be released on February 8, 2021, and it will affect WhatsApp users in all countries outside of the UK and Europe, where there are strict data protection laws.

Users in these regions will be required to give their consent for Facebook to access their data in order to continue using the app.

This includes their phone numbers and information about how they interact with others.

It will apply regardless of whether or not the WhatsApp user has a Facebook account.

This has resulted in many people moving to the likes of Signal.

Signal is one of the most secure messaging apps, due to it being open-source.

This means that the code for the app is publicly available to view, making it almost impossible for the app’s creators to include anything that could allow governments or hackers to monitor users’ messages.

When the changes were announced on January 7, 2021, Signal gained 1.2 million downloads while the usually dominant WhatsApp gained just 1.3 million.

WhatsApp installations also fell approximately 13% to 10.3 million downloads in the first seven days of January, compared to the seven days prior.

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The privacy policy stated: “As part of the Facebook Companies, WhatsApp receives information from, and shares information with, the other Facebook Companies.

“We may use the information we receive from them, and they may use the information we share with them, to help operate, provide, improve, understand, customise, support, and market our Services and their offerings, including the Facebook Company Products.”

This means Facebook will be able to access account information including phone number, ways of interaction with other users, and logs of how often and how long the app is used.

WhatsApp users have expressed their anger and took to Twitter to announce their departure from the app.

One said: “I’ve just deleted WhatsApp and Instagram from my phone because their new terms and conditions freak me out.”

Another said:

“Deleted my WhatsApp today. I’ve been using Signal for a while and think it’s brilliant. Hope y’all will join me over there!”

In the UK, WhatsApp is number 10 in the UK download charts, which is much lower than usual. On the other hand, Signal is number one.

WhatsApp has stated that users in the UK and in Europe will not have their data shared with Facebook.

Instead, they’ll be asked to agree with a different privacy policy to allow businesses to store and manage their WhatsApp chats on Facebook.

A WhatsApp spokesperson said: “There are no changes to WhatsApp’s data-sharing practices in the European region (including UK) arising from the updated Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

“For the avoidance of any doubt, it is still the case that WhatsApp does not share European region WhatsApp user data with Facebook for the purpose of Facebook using this data to improve its products or advertisements.”


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