Jan 05, 2021 16:40:00

As a result of Apple's obligatory display of 'user data collected by apps', the difference in the amount collected by each app is highlighted

In December 2020, Apple updated its privacy policy to require apps distributed on the App Store to display a 'privacy label.' This forced the app to display '

what user data is being collected & tracked '. Apple's mandatory display of privacy labels has repeatedly criticized WhatsApp , the world's largest instant messaging app, but what kind of user data that WhatsApp collects is privacy. It is revealed by the label.

App privacy labels show stark contrasts among messaging apps --9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2021/01/04/app-privacy-labels-messaging-apps/

There have been criticisms about the display of privacy labels as 'unfair' even before the introduction. WhatsApp under Facebook is about Apple's own messaging service ' iMessage ' 'Because it is pre-installed on the iPhone, it does not need to be downloaded from the App Store, and it is anti-competitive that it is installed on the iPhone without displaying the privacy label. It was pointed out. In addition, 'Privacy label display should be consistent between first-party and third-party apps, and it's important to be able to compare the privacy practices of third-party apps like WhatsApp with pre-installed apps like iMessage. I also point out. In response to WhatsApp's point, Apple argued that 'the privacy label program applies to all Apple apps.'

WhatsApp criticizes Apple's mandatory 'privacy label' as an unfair system-GIGAZINE

WhatsApp from an earlier as 'Privacy and security are part of our DNA,' says , the policy applies to the collection of personal data public , but I was, actually what kind of personal data and meta-data collecting and I wasn't sure if it was. The following image summarizes the user data collected by 'iMessage' (left) and 'WhatsApp' (right) revealed by the introduction of the privacy label. You can see that WhatsApp collects a wide range of information such as phone contacts, purchase data when using Facebook services, device identification IDs, IP addresses displayed when not using a VPN, usage logs, etc. , IMessage collects only phone numbers, email addresses, search history, and device IDs.

Here's a comparison image that includes the other messaging apps

Signal and Facebook Messenger .

WhatsApp is a statement with respect to privacy label announcement , and to provide a 'reliable global communication services, we need to collect some information. To minimize the categories of data to be collected as a general rule, to the information We are taking steps to restrict access to our website. '