ISLAMABAD – Minister for Science and Technology Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has welcomed Whatsapp decision to delay the change of its privacy policy terming it a positive step.
In a tweet on Saturday, he said companies like Facebook affect too many people and it is important that in critical decision making involve wider section of consumers and Data protection must be ensured at all times.
Whatsapp decision to delay the change of privacy policy is certainly a positive step,companies like facebook effect too many people and it’s important that in critical decision making involve wider section of consumers and Data protection must be ensured at all times #WhatsApp
— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) January 16, 2021
The minister’s statement comes a day after the Facebook-owned social media app announced that it is putting off its new business plans till after May and “no one will have their account suspended or deleted on February 8”.
“No one will have their account suspended or deleted on Feb 8 and we’ll be moving back our business plans until after May,” a Whatsapp tweet read on Saturday.
We will make sure users have plenty of time to review and understand the terms. Rest assured we never planned to delete any accounts based on this and will not do so in the future.
— WhatsApp (@WhatsApp) January 15, 2021
WhatsApp added that it will give plenty of time to users for them to review and understand the terms of use.
“Rest assured we never planned to delete any accounts based on this and will not do so in the future.”
