WhatsApp has launched a costly advertising campaign to calm customers. Many users have began installing rival apps like Signal and Telegram. India is the app's biggest market where it has 400 million users. WhatsApp's updated privacy policy verges on user surveillance and threatens India's security, a petition filed in an Indian court said on Thursday. The change to data termshas continued to spark backlash around the world.

India is Whatsapp's biggest market where it has 400 million users but many are concerned about the data-sharing changes Image: Nasir Kachroo/NurPhoto/picture-alliance Countries challenge data-sharing terms Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014 but the messaging service has been slow to make money.

The delay could pose a hurdle to WhatsApp's plan to generate revenue by making it easier to engage in commercial exchanges on the messaging app. 'We're now moving back the date on which people will be asked to review and accept the terms,' the company said in a blog post. WhatsApp also canceled its February 8 deadline for accepting the tweak to its terms of service, involving sharing data with Facebook servers. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Users looking for other messaging optionsįollowing WhatsApp's initial announcement many users have signed up for other messaging services, including privacy-minded Signal and Telegram. Signal said that a massive influx of users had led to technical difficulties in delivering some messages on Friday. Made in Germany - The internet and data privacy - gimme your data!

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