Sir plz add my no 9036979210 to whatsapp group On 30 Aug 2016 19:26, "itfc.stfkoer" <itfc.stfk...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Dear Teachers, > > Also see how facebook tracks you across the Web in the attached > infographic. If you are a facebook user already, you can change some > settings to stop facebook tracking - zdnet.com/article/to-stop- > facebook-tracking-you-across-the-web-change-these-settings/ > > On Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at 6:11:13 PM UTC+5:30, itfc.stfkoer wrote: >> >> dear teachers >> >> you will be getting a message from whatsapp that facebook will get >> information about your whatsapp messages. this is to help facebook to use >> your whatsapp information to show advertisements on facebook >> >> since this violates our privacy and allows facebook to use our personal >> data, you could protect your privacy by not ticking (checking) this >> question when asked by whatsapp. >> >> see article from Hindu below >> >> http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/whatsap >> p-to-share-your-phone-number-with-facebook/article9031887.ece >> >> WhatsApp users could soon start seeing more targeted ads on Facebook. >> >> Global messaging service WhatsApp says it will start sharing the phone >> numbers of its users with Facebook, its parent company. That means WhatsApp >> users could soon start seeing more targeted ads on Facebook although not on >> the messaging service itself. >> >> The move is a subtle but significant shift for WhatsApp, which has long >> promised to safeguard the privacy of more than 1 billion users around the >> world. WhatsApp is giving users a limited time to opt out of sharing their >> information with Facebook, although they must take the extra step of >> unchecking a box to do so. It also says Facebook won’t post phone numbers >> online or give them out to anyone. >> >> But the giant social network has been looking for ways to make money from >> WhatsApp since it bought the service two years ago, in an eye-popping deal >> ultimately worth $21.8 billion. At the same time, Facebook has pledged not >> to interfere with a longstanding promise by WhatsApp’s co-founders to >> respect users’ privacy and keep ads off its messaging platform. >> >> WhatsApp on Thursday offered a glimpse of its plans for turning on the >> money spigot, releasing new documents that describe the company’s privacy >> policy and the terms of service that users must agree to follow. The >> documents are the first revision of those policies since 2012, before >> Facebook acquired WhatsApp. >> >> One change follows through on previous hints by WhatsApp executives, who >> have said they’re exploring ways for businesses to communicate with >> customers on WhatsApp. That could include using WhatsApp to provide >> receipts, confirm a reservation or update the status of a delivery. >> >> Companies could also send marketing offers or messages about sales to >> individual customers, according to the new documents, which note that users >> will be able to control or block such messages. WhatsApp says it will >> continue to bar traditional display ads from its service. >> >> “We do not want you to have a spammy experience,” the company tells users >> in a summary of the new policies. >> >> Another change is potentially more controversial- WhatsApp says it will >> begin “coordinating” accounts with Facebook by sharing WhatsApp users’ >> mobile phone numbers and device information, such as the type of operating >> system and other smartphone characteristics. The company says Facebook will >> employ the phone number internally to better identify WhatsApp users on >> Facebook, so it can recommend friends or show targeted advertising. >> >> The ads would come through a Facebook programme called “Custom >> Audiences,” which lets a business upload lists of customers and phone >> numbers or other contact information the business has collected from >> warranty cards or other sources. Facebook matches the list to users with >> the same information and shows them ads. Facebook says it doesn’t give out >> users’ information to advertisers. >> >> WhatsApp phone numbers are valuable to Facebook. While the social network >> already has many phone numbers, it doesn’t require users to provide them, >> and doesn’t always have the most current number for everyone on Facebook. >> But anyone on WhatsApp must provide a current phone number because that’s >> how WhatsApp knows where to deliver messages. >> >> The coordination of accounts may draw fire from privacy advocates. >> WhatsApp has long promised not to employ user data for advertising. Its >> acquisition by Facebook two years ago sparked complaints from activists who >> worried the new owner would start mining WhatsApp accounts. Though both >> companies pledged WhatsApp would operate separately from its parent, the >> Federal Trade Commission warned them publicly, in a 2014 letter, against >> changing how they employ WhatsApp user data without users’ consent. >> >> WhatsApp says current users have up to 30 days to accept the new policy >> terms or stop using the service. Once they accept, they have 30 more days >> to opt out of sharing with Facebook. >> >> Privacy groups have praised WhatsApp for building powerful encryption >> into its services, making it impossible for the company or anyone else to >> read users’ messages. WhatsApp promises that encryption will remain, so >> neither WhatsApp nor Facebook would be able to use message content for >> advertising purposes. >> >> >> >> -- >> Guru >> IT for Change >> >> In special consultative status with the United Nations ECOSOC >> www.ITforChange.net <http://www.itforchange.net/> M: 7331140702 | T: 080 >> 2653 6890 >> >> >> >> >> >> -- > EnglishSTF Link: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/englishstf > > -- > > *For doubts on Ubuntu and other public software, visit > http://karnatakaeducation.org.in/KOER/en/index.php/ > Frequently_Asked_Questions > > **Are you using pirated software? 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