Nellore: With the recent update in WhatsApp privacy policy mandating the users to accord their consent for sharing their information with the messaging app’s parent company Facebook, most of the youth are switching over to other apps like Telegram, Signal, Tox, Element, Viber. In fact, it is a tough decision for many since WhatsApp, used by 50 crore people in India, as become a part and parcel of people’s daily lives.Facebook purchased WhatsApp in February 2014, which is completely free to use. WhatsApp developers had initially released the phone number-based messaging app for simple communication; however, it took to the internet like a storm with more than 40 features, developers say. The messaging app topped over other mobile apps including Tumblr, Foursquare, Vine, and Google+, while encroaching upon Pinterest in the US after entering the market. After six years of its journey, now, the messaging app is facing severe criticism with its revised privacy policy, which caused concern and consternation among users. But people familiar with the social media sphere are assuring that the new policy will have not much impact on the individual users. “Mainly people having business accounts may face a problem with the recent privacy policy of…
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Youth shun WhatsApp in droves
