WhatsApp is a popular free mobile application for people to download on their smartphones to send messages, images, video, and even audio. It is limited to wifi because Whatsapp uses an internet connection between phones. The app was meant to serve as a replacement for regular SMS text messages with over 900 million users worldwide using the service.* Back in 2014, Facebook bought WhatsApp for approximately 19 billion dollars.* It is mostly used by teenagers because of features like group chatting, voice messages and location sharing.
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However, there are some ethical implications with this app regarding privacy violation. Futhermore, it is now blocked in the UK because Facebook has prevented UK citizens from letting them know what data they are sharing about them and their friends beyond the chat app itself.
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The legislation now has rules that include giving individuals the right to know the information an organization like WhatsApp holds about them, which includes the data obtained from them. However,currently, Facebook refuses to share their so-called "shadow profile" information it has gathered about people via their friends and acquaintances. In response WhatsApp has signed an undertaking declaring that it will not share any user data with Facebook until the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May of 2018.
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