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The messages are encrypted and can not even be read by Facebook: What will change now WhatsApp?

The messages are encrypted and can not even be read by Facebook: What will

After a failed attempt to change privacy policies, which drove millions of users out of the app, WhatsApp will make a second update attempt by mid-May.

WhatsApp will for the first time allow limited access to its services for users who do not comply with the new terms of service. From May 15, those users will no longer be able to send or read messages, but will continue to be able to receive calls and notifications for a short time.

Eventually, those users will be blocked if they do not accept the new terms. In the first three weeks of this year when WhatsApp initially tried to change the terms of privacy, competing companies like Signal and Telegram gained more than 30 million users.

In January, widespread viral posts claimed that the privacy policy gave the app the right to read users' messages and submit the information to its parent company, Facebook.

But a WhatsApp spokesman said:

"We've spent the last few weeks reviewing feedback from users. It was a great opportunity for us to hear about people's concerns and learn what we can do better. People need to know that WhatsApp and Facebook can not "They read or listen to personal conversations as they are coded from the bottom end. This is our global approach to protecting people 's private information and it' s not changing."

The company's new terms of service do not differ from what it tried to introduce in January, but it is hoped that the proposed changes will remove users' fears.

The new terms of service are mainly focused on a number of features that allow businesses to connect to WhatsApp, with similar services in the main Facebook app.

This includes an unprecedented level of connection between the two services, which raised concerns among users.

*The Guardian/ Tiranapost.al.