Monday, March 31, 2014
When Facebook announced that they had bought mobile messaging app WhatsApp for $16 billion a common concern among users was that their personal data was about to be shared to advertisers.
Now, WhatsApp co-founder Jan Koum has published a blog post in order to “set the record straight” and address the “inaccurate and careless information circulating about what our future partnership would mean for WhatsApp users’ data and privacy”.
Koum stresses that the partnership with Facebook will allow WhatsApp to “continue operating independently and autonomously” and that the company would not have chosen to hitch its 465 million users to Facebook’s wagon if they had to change their principles.
- By default, WhatsApp will automatically set your Privacy Settings to allow any WhatsApp user to view your last seen, profile photo and status. Please note there is no way to hide youronline status.
To change these settings, simply go to Menu Button > Settings > Account > Privacy.
You can set the following options separately for last seen, profile photo and/or status.
Everyone
Your last seen, profile photo and/or status will be available to all WhatsApp users.
My Contacts
Your last seen, profile photo and/or status will be available to your contacts from your address book only.
Nobody
Your last seen, profile photo and/or status will not be available to anyone.
Note: The Nobody setting is reciprocal. Setting last seen, profile photo and/or status to Nobody will also prevent you from seeing other users' information.
Information Source :- Whatsapp Official Site & Independent.co.uk.
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