WABetaInfo reported that a developer named Alessandro Paluzzi revealed that Facebook is bringing in integration support for both messaging platforms. According to a new report, Facebook Messenger users will soon be able to send messages directly to others on WhatsApp. Since the acquisitions, the company has strived to make moving content between the different platforms more seamless and now, maybe even direct. The social media giant is reportedly bringing a cross-chat feature for its Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.įor those unaware, Facebook currently owns popular social media platforms like Instagram and WhatsApp. Security expert Zak Doffman published a damning article in Forbes highlighting the extent of the data collection in Messenger, which he describes as "significantly more alarming" than WhatsApp’s practices (even after the new privacy policy kicks in).Facebook is apparently planning on bringing two of its chatting services closer together.
So, if Messenger is loading really slowly on your app… don’t be surprised if you start seeing adverts for a shiny new smartphone. On the listing for Messenger, Apple states the app allows third-party advertisers to track your purchase history (what you’ve bought from previous targeted adverts, for example), your “financial info”, precise location, physical address, email address, name, phone number, your contacts, photos and videos, “gameplay content”, search history, browsing history, app crash data and performance data. Website links sent in conversations are also hoovered-up by Facebook to try to learn more about your interests, tastes, and what you could be persuaded to buy.Īpple now includes an “App Privacy” report on its App Store for all software, where it lays bare exactly what the developer will be able to track, and what it plans to do with that data. Not only that, but Facebook will even download files sent between friends or family within a Messenger conversation to its own servers, where it can be analysed. So, if you’re chatting to a friend about how you’re looking to shift some weight this January …don’t be surprised when you start to see adverts for protein shakes, gym memberships and diet pills filling your News Feed. So, while WhatsApp messages are safely locked away behind end-to-end encryption, Facebook openly admits to scanning Messenger texts to improve the adverts that will be served to you on Facebook, within Messenger, and across Facebook’s vast advertising network. The latter, which is free to download and use – just like WhatsApp, relies on targeting advertising to pay for itself.
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