Instant messaging platforms Telegram and Facebook-owned WhatsApp are in a tug of warfare after WhatsApp launched its controversial privacy policy. They are attacking one another with a battle of phrases by sharing memes on Twitter.
The battle of phrases began when encrypted messaging app Telegram took a jibe on WhatsApp by tweeting a meme that prompt it was time to “bin” WhatsApp and Facebook.
However, in reply, WhatsApp tweeted, Telegram admin: “…and what people don`t know is we are not end-to-end encrypted by default.”
It didn’t cease right here as Telegram shared one other screenshot on the micro-blogging website Twitter and wrote, “@WhatsApp Our users know how things work, and have the open-source apps to PROVE it. You… talk to the screenshot.”
In January, Telegram shared two spiderman pointing fingers at each other fitted with Facebook and WhatsApp icons as a substitute of an precise face, standing in entrance of NYPD car.
Meanwhile, Signal additionally joined into the dialog and known as out WhatsApp for its horrible end-to-end encryption and began self-promoting. “*check the calendar. pours coffee.* Today’s a great day to switch to privacy.”
In context to its privacy policy, WhatsApp has mentioned that its customers won’t instantly lose their accounts or face curtailed functionalities on the platform on May 15, however they should finally undergo restricted capabilities in the event that they fail to simply accept the new norms within the due course of time.
The firm mentioned that after giving everybody time to evaluate the privacy policy from May 15, after a number of weeks, the reminder folks obtain will finally turn into persistent.
After persistent reminders, the customers will encounter restricted performance on WhatsApp till they settle for the updates.
The customers will not have the ability to entry the chat listing. After a couple of weeks of restricted performance, they will not have the ability to obtain incoming calls or notifications and WhatsApp will cease sending messages and calls to their telephones.
On Thursday, a senior Ministry of Electronics and IT official mentioned throughout an Assocham occasion that the federal government is pro-actively the very best motion over the new WhatsApp privacy policy.
#mute
