You should be worried about how much info WhatsApp shares with Facebook | Burcu Kilic and Sophia Crabbe-Field

Facebook is pushing a mysterious and aggressive privacy update' on WhatsApp users. Here's why

It's the messaging app that connects a quarter of the world's population, but many Americans still have haven't heard of WhatsApp. That's because most phone plans in the United States provide a standard flat rate for texting that allows people to communicate freely within the country. But throughout much of the world, including many of the world's poorest countries, people are charged for every single message they send and receive.

That is why, since its launch in 2009, WhatsApp has become a vital resource for billions of people - and they are prepared to defend it. When the Lebanese government tried to bring in a WhatsApp tax", charging $0.20 daily for calls made on the app, it helped trigger the mass protests that swept the country in 2019.