WhatsApp to move ahead with privacy update despite backlash


FILE PHOTO The WhatsApp messaging application is seen on a phone screen August 3 2017.  REUTERSThomas WhiteFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The WhatsApp messaging application is seen on a phone screen August 3, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/File Photo

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc's WhatsApp said on Thursday it will go ahead with its controversial privacy policy update but will allow users to read it at "their own pace" and will also display a banner providing additional information.

In January, the messaging platform informed users it was preparing a new privacy policy, under which it could share limited user data with Facebook and its group firms.

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