Barnard Inc. Attorneys senior associate Chanique Rautenbach says that although WhatsApp is still not POPIA-compliant, its recent changes are a step in the right direction.
Although WhatsApp has launched several pro-privacy changes, it is still far from compliant with South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act .
WhatsApp owner Meta Platforms also rolled out an indicator in group calls showing when someone joins, with the ability toRautenbach noted that it is not only WhatsApp that falls short of South Africa’s POPIA requirements — all of the services provided by the Meta group of companies still fall short.She also recalled the public outcry in 2021 toThe company issued an ultimatum — users had to accept the new terms by 8 February 2021, or WhatsApp would stop working for them.
However, the ultimatum had drawn people’s attention to changes in WhatsApp’s privacy policy implemented months before.As part of the Facebook family of companies, WhatsApp receives information from, and shares information with, this family of companies. We may use the information we receive from them, and they may use the information we share with them, to help operate, provide, improve, understand, customize, support, and market our Services and their offerings.
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