WhatsApp no longer have full access to the address books of users. The Dutch Data Protection Authority had tapped the messaging on the fingers because WhatsApp Dutch privacy rules to get weakened.
Meanwhile, the privacy issues have been resolved and the company abides by the law, reported the Dutch Data Protection Authority (CBP).
The privacy watchdog had WhatsApp reprimanded in 2013. If someone signs up, WhatsApp will have access to the entire address book from his phone, so even people who have no WhatsApp. According to the company, the service does not work otherwise.
CBP says WhatsApp now has caused the numbers of non-users are "distorted", making them impossible to trace. Moreover, the distorted numbers are guarded.
Worldwide, approximately nine hundred million people to the service.
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