It cost users US$1/£1 per year, or it was free for the first year and then it cost US$1/£1 each subsequent year. This was also the reason why WhatsApp started off as a paid app. WhatsApp was first founded in 2009 by two former Yahoo! employees who left due to work relating to selling ads and were determined to create an app with the absence of ads. This raises the question: Why is WhatsApp making this move and how does it benefit its parent company? Why Is WhatsApp Making This Move? The update comes in the form of an in-app notification, which users can choose to ignore until the date arrives. WhatsApp announced to users on Wednesday (Jan 6) that they would have to agree to let Facebook and its subsidiaries collect WhatsApp data including users’ phone numbers, contacts’ phone numbers, locations, and more.

It is also reported that if you do not agree to the new terms of service by February 8, you would risk losing access to your WhatsApp account next month.

Facebook-owned WhatsApp is changing its terms of service to force users to share personal data including phone numbers and locations with its parent company, Facebook.

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