It said the update did not expand its ability to share data with Facebook or affect the privacy of personal messages with friends or family. We continue to discuss next steps with the relevant authorities and we remain fully committed to delivering secure and private communications for everyone," WhatsApp said.
"It is not the case that we no longer intend to roll out the update in Turkey. This triggered a backlash in Turkey and a probe by the Competition Board. WhatsApp updated its terms of service in January, saying it was reserving the right of its owner Facebook Inc and its subsidiaries to collect user data such as phone numbers and locations.
The presidency officials said that media office will update journalists via BiP, a unit of Turkish communication company Turkcell, from Monday.īiP has gained more than 1.12 million users in just 24 hours, boasting more than 53 million users worldwide.The messaging app WhatsApp said on Friday it was still discussing the rollout of an update in Turkey, despite a statement from Turkey's Competition Board saying the update would not be issued. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s media office has said that it is quitting WhatsApp after the new privacy policy change. Rival messaging apps Signal and Telegram have since seen a sudden increase in demand. The deadline for agreeing to the new terms is February 8. WhatsApp updated its terms of service last Wednesday, allowing Facebook and its subsidiaries to collect user data. “The Competition Board has opened an investigation into Facebook and WhatsApp and suspended the requirement to share Whatsapp data,” it said. ISTANBUL: Turkey's Competition Board has launched an investigation into WhatsApp and its owner Facebook Inc after the messaging app asked users to agree to let its parent company collect data including phone numbers and locations.Ī written statement issued by the board said it has ruled the data-collection requirement should be suspended until the probe is complete.
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