Turkey is just one of the countries that are not happy with WhatsApp's new policy. Why? Because it forces users to accept that their data will be shared with Facebook's platform.
(Photo : Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 06: In this photo illustration, the WhatsApp application is displayed on a iPhone on April 6, 2016 in San Anselmo, California. Facebook-owned mobile mobile messaging application WhatsApp announced that it has completed end-to-end encryption of of all communication and data shared on the app.
If you decide to decline the requirement, you can no longer use WhatsApp. According to Reuters' latest report, the Turkish Competition Board confirmed on Monday, Jan. 11, that it already launched an investigation into Facebook Inc. and WhatsApp.
The investigation came after the messaging platform confirmed that it will ask the users to agree, allowing Facebook to collect their data. These include their locations, identities, phone numbers, and more.
Turkey's say about the data collection policy
The Turkish Competition Board claimed that the new data-collection policy should be disregarded and suspended until the investigation is finished.
"The Competition Board has opened an investigation into Facebook and WhatsApp and suspended the requirement to share Whatsapp data," said the agency via Reuters.
(Photo : Photo Illustration by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA - MAY 14: The WhatsApp messaging app is displayed on an Apple iPhone on May 14, 2019 in San Anselmo, California. Facebook owned messaging app WhatsApp announced a cybersecurity breach that makes users vulnerable to malicious spyware installation iPhone and Android smartphones. WhatsApp is enco ..
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