%PDF-1.4 %âãÏÓ 1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >> endobj 2 0 obj << /Type /Pages /Count 1 /Kids [5 0 R] >> endobj 3 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /BaseFont /Helvetica >> endobj 4 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Bold >> endobj 5 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.28 841.89] /Resources << /Font << /F1 3 0 R /F2 4 0 R >> >> /Contents 6 0 R >> endobj 6 0 obj << /Length 5138 >> stream BT /F2 22 Tf 0.06 0.08 0.12 rg 1 0 0 1 46 789.89 Tm (WhatsApp Will Share Your Details With Facebook) Tj ET BT /F2 22 Tf 0.06 0.08 0.12 rg 1 0 0 1 46 762.89 Tm (Whether You Like It Or Not) Tj ET BT /F2 11 Tf 0.72 0.14 0.18 rg 1 0 0 1 46 725.89 Tm (TechRounder PDF Edition) Tj ET BT /F1 9.5 Tf 0.36 0.39 0.46 rg 1 0 0 1 46 709.89 Tm (Live article: https://www.techrounder.com/whatsapp/whatsapp-will-share-details-facebook-whether-like-not/) Tj ET q 0.82 0.85 0.9 RG 1 w 46 691.39 m 549.28 691.39 l S Q BT /F1 10 Tf 0.24 0.27 0.32 rg 1 0 0 1 46 679.39 Tm (By Vipin PG | Published August 30, 2016 | Updated January 4, 2026 | Format: Article | 2 min read) Tj ET BT /F2 13 Tf 0.72 0.14 0.18 rg 1 0 0 1 46 656.39 Tm (In brief) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 636.39 Tm (WhatsApp confirms that, your contact details will be shared with Facebook whether you like it or not.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 621.39 Tm (Even if you opt-out from Contact Sharing, it will be shared with Facebook.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 596.39 Tm (Last week Whatsapp updated their privacy policy saying that, user phone number will be shared with) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 581.39 Tm (Facebook for Improving Advertisement. Also there is an option to opt out from this, so that our Phone) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 566.39 Tm (number will not be shared with Facebook. We also posted in our previous post about, how to disable) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 551.39 Tm (contact sharing. But now the picture became clear, WhatsApp confirms that, even if you disabled the) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 536.39 Tm (sharing of Phone Number, Whatsapp will share your Phone Number with Facebook.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 514.39 Tm (In short, it is clear that if you are using Whatsapp, Your Phone Number will be shared with Facebook,) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 499.39 Tm (even if you doesn't like it. As per a latest article by Hindustan Times, a spokesperson from WhatsApp) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 484.39 Tm (has admitted that whether the user opts in or opts out, their contact number and some basic details) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 469.39 Tm (about their handset would be shared with Facebook.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 447.39 Tm (\(Also see: WhatsApp Privacy Policy - How to Not share Phone Number Information\)) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 425.39 Tm (He said, ".. the phone number is being shared with Facebook, but it will not be in the public domain. Also) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 410.39 Tm (some basic device information is being shared: mobile carrier code, identifier, mobile country code.") Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 388.39 Tm (Now there will be a question arise, Why they added opt-out option. Actually, the opting out feature will) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 373.39 Tm (not 'allow' Facebook to use your number for advertisements and for suggesting people with whom) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 358.39 Tm (you can connect.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 336.39 Tm (\(Also see: WhatsApp Added Call Back and Voice Mailing Feature in Android\)) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 314.39 Tm (The spokesperson said, "If you choose to opt out, this means Facebook won't be able to suggest) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 299.39 Tm (friends or improve the ads you see based on your WhatsApp number,") Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 277.39 Tm (Actually, if Facebook is not using our number, then why it is shared with them. For this, the) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 262.39 Tm (spokesperson said, "Specifically, we will provide Facebook the phone numbers people use to sign up) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 247.39 Tm (for WhatsApp, along with information about how often people are using our service. This will allow us) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 232.39 Tm (to improve our app's performance and ultimately be more transparent about our metrics with the) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 217.39 Tm (public..") Tj ET BT /F2 13 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 189.39 Tm (References) Tj ET BT /F1 10 Tf 0.18 0.2 0.24 rg 1 0 0 1 46 169.39 Tm (1. hindustantimes.com - tech / no-opting-out-of-this-one-whatsapp-will-send-all-phone-numbers-to-facebook -) Tj ET BT /F1 10 Tf 0.18 0.2 0.24 rg 1 0 0 1 46 155.89 Tm (http://www.hindustantimes.com/tech/no-opting-out-of-this-one-whatsapp-will-send-all-phone-numbers-to-faceb) Tj ET BT /F1 10 Tf 0.18 0.2 0.24 rg 1 0 0 1 46 142.39 Tm (ook/story-Wiu7KYc9muNvMuNLVHRe3O.html) Tj ET q 0.86 0.88 0.92 RG 1 w 46 42 m 549.28 42 l S Q BT /F1 8.4 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 30 Tm (TechRounder | Page 1 of 1) Tj ET BT /F1 7.2 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 19 Tm (https://www.techrounder.com/pdf/blog/whatsapp-will-share-details-facebook-whether-like-not.pdf) Tj ET endstream endobj xref 0 7 0000000000 65535 f 0000000015 00000 n 0000000064 00000 n 0000000121 00000 n 0000000191 00000 n 0000000266 00000 n 0000000408 00000 n trailer << /Size 7 /Root 1 0 R >> startxref 5597 %%EOF