Popular messaging app Whatsapp announced that it would start sharing data to Facebook.
The companies says the new policy will help you to find friends and improve your facebook ads experience.
Whatsapp has promise that it wont sell or share that number to advertisers, but if you still bail at the idea of putting your phone number where a legion of hungry brands could potentially see it,
you have still got a chance to stop whatsapp from heading facebook this new data if you has act fast.
there are two methods, but the first has to be done before you accept the messaging app new term of services. rather than click agree. press the "read more" option below and uncheck the box that read
"Share my whatsapp account with facebook..."
here's the second option if you already accepted those terms, you have 30 days to option out,
press the setting menu, and then press account from there you can uncheck the box reading "Share my account info"to stop providing facebook with your user data.
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