WhatsApp 早前公布用家需要接受 WhatsApp 与 Facebook 分享资料数据新政策,并规定用家需要在 2月8日前接受新条款,否则 WhatsApp 账户会被停用删除。
这个覇道兼侵犯私隐的新规定公布后引起公众哗然,亦引起社交移民潮。WhatsApp 在星期五新发出新公布,表示会将原定接受条款期限由原本的 2月8日押后至 5月15日,以便向大众解释新政策,而用家的帐户在2月8日不会受到影响。
We’re now moving back the date on which people will be asked to review and accept the terms. No one will have their account suspended or deleted on February 8. We’re also going to do a lot more to clear up the misinformation around how privacy and security works on WhatsApp. We’ll then go to people gradually to review the policy at their own pace before new business options are available on May 15.
这个新公布其实没什么意思,其实只是延后日期,目标仍是要逼用家接受新条款。笔者就认为既然是这样,不要再纠缠,爽快转用 Signal, Telegram 吧啦。