Although WhatsApp says it collects very little data from us, such as identity and device information, it shares it with Facebook .
Both companies belong to the Zuckerberg group and seem to help each other to collect as much data as possible.
WhatsApp share information with Facebook:
WhatsApp was bought by Zuckerberg in 2014. This app uses IBM Cloud servers but Facebook, as we told you a few weeks ago , is migrating the messaging service to your servers.
Facebook Servers
This is good because it will reduce the crashes and problems of the most used messaging app on the planet, but after the data leak of Facebook users through the company Cambrige Analytica, the security of messages from WhatsApp was questioned
That is why the messaging company hastened to publish that Whatsapp collects very little data from its users. In addition, a company spokesperson added that Whatsapp does not track messages sent to friends and family.
Can Facebook read your messages?
In principle the answer is no.
Facebook cannot read your messages, see the photos you send or listen to your calls, as all messages are end-to-end encrypted. Even media files are encrypted in .enc format and can only be opened by the recipient.
Then why all the fuss?
Because Whatsapp and Facebook, can share the metadata.
That is, you can know what we are sending, when we are doing it and the recipient's phone number, for example.
Whatsapp has admitted that it is sharing identity and device information with Facebook.
The information could be collated by the social network and know, for example, how long we talked with a person.
According to experts, Whatsapp groups present a greater threat. They show the phone numbers of the users.
But don't worry. After an investigation by the UK ICO, it has been confirmed that both platforms are not doing anything illegal.
However, Whatsapp has promised to stop the crossing of data between both platforms. It will not do so until they can adjust to the legal framework.
So for now we can be a little calmer.
