WhatsApp to Begin
Switching off Messages, For Users Who Reject New Terms.
Users have until May 15 to accept the
new terms of the popular messaging app. .
Otherwise, their accounts will
be listed as "inactive.".
According to TechCrunch, the app will
continue to allow both notifications
and calls for a "few weeks.".
"Inactive" accounts can
be deleted after 120 days.
Users have concerns that the new terms, issued
in January, will expand the amount of data the app
shares with Facebook, its parent company.
WhatsApp states that the new terms
have nothing to do with Facebook.
They allow for making payments to businesses.
WhatsApp currently shares IP addresses
with Facebook, as well as information
about purchases made through the platform.