WhatsApp Assures Users of Data Security After Stringent Questioning

After the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Facebook is facing a severe backlash from a lot of communities who are concerned about their data and its security online. Questions are also being raised about the WhatsApp instant messaging platform which is actually owned by Facebook. WhatsApp denied the claims saying that their platform wasn’t supportive of sharing user data for illicit purposes and also said that the messages are end to end encrypted which make it impossible to collect data from the users. The popular platform with 200 million users in India is known for being the most widely used messaging service online in the country.

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As per the report by PTI, the official words of the WhatsApp spokesperson were “WhatsApp collects very little data, and every message is end-to-end encrypted. Contrary to recent comments in the media, we are not keeping track of the friends and family you have messaged”.

When asked about the security of users’ data, the spokesperson replied that privacy and security of the users are important aspects to WhatsApp. He also added invite links were an optional feature available to group administrators, but it must be used only with trusted individuals.

Speaking about the issue of group invite links which have been notoriously known to increase spamming and abuse of user’s information, the representative told: “Whenever a new member joins a group all members receive a notification that includes whether the person was added via group link or by an administrator directly. Group members can always see everyone in the group including their phone number and their name. We make it easy to leave a group or block unwanted messages with one tap.”