How to disable the transfer of personal data from WhatsApp to Facebook

How to opt out of sending data

WhatsApp reasonably considered that not all users would agree to share their personal information, so they provided an option to opt out of sharing the collected data with Facebook. If you are already registered with WhatsApp, there are two ways for you to disable this tracking feature.

The next time you launch the application, you will be greeted with a screen with an updated section "Terms and Privacy Policy". Take your time to accept the terms, but click on the "Read" link.

A radio button appears at the bottom of the page. If you do not want to provide Facebook data, then uncheck or deactivate the switch.

If you have already accepted the new conditions, then you have another 30 days to turn off the transfer of information. To do this, go to Settings → Account → Share my account info and disable this option.

But even disabling this feature will not protect your personal data. Facebook and all of its companies will still receive the collected information and will be able to use it for other purposes: "improving the infrastructure and delivery systems, analyzing the use of services, ensuring system security, fighting spam, rules and copyright violations."

If you have an account on the social network Facebook, then you already provide a large amount of information about yourself. The IT giant, based on this data, can, for example, estimate whether you will soon become a parent, whether you will get married, whether you will change your place of residence, or whether you will buy a car.

If you're wondering what Facebook might know about you, here's a complete list:

Place of residence.
Age.
Generation.
Floor.
Language.
The level of education.
Field of scientific knowledge.
School.
Ethnicity.
Income and the amount of savings.
Home ownership and type of housing.
House value.
Plot size.
Household area.
Year of completion of the construction of the house.
Family composition.
Will you have an anniversary in the next 30 days.
Whether you are away from your family or hometown.
Are you a friend to someone who is soon to have an anniversary, who is just getting married, is engaged, has moved out, or is about to celebrate a birthday.
Do you have a long distance relationship.
Have you entered into a new relationship.
Did you get a new job.
Have you recently been engaged.
Recently married or not.
Have you recently moved.
Is your birthday soon.
Who are your parents.
Will you become a parent in the near future?
Division into types of mothers ("football mom", fashionista, and so on).
How politically active you are.
Political views are conservative or liberal.
Family status.
Employer.
Industry.
Position.
Office type.
Interests.
Do you own a motorcycle.
Do you plan to purchase a car (type and make of car, how soon).
We recently bought car parts and accessories.
Whether you need car parts or services.
The model and make of your car.
The year in which the car was purchased.
Vehicle age.
How much can you spend on your next car.
Where do you think to buy a car
How many employees there are in your company.
Do you own a small business?
Whether you work as a manager or a leading executive of a company.
Do you donate to charity?
The operating system of your device.
Do you play canvas games.
Do you have a game console.
Have you created events on Facebook.
Are you using Facebook Payments.
Have you spent more than the average Facebook Payments.
Are you a Facebook page administrator?
Have you recently uploaded photos to Facebook.
Your browser.
Your mail service.
Early or late adoption of innovative technologies.
Whether an immigrant (from where they emigrated).
Whether you belong to credit cooperatives, state or regional banks.
Investors (classified by type of investment).
The number of lines of credit.
Whether an active credit card user.
Credit card type.
Do you have a debit card.
Users with credit card balance.
Do you listen to the radio.
Favorite series and TV programs.
Mobile device users (device brand).
Internet connection type.
Have you recently purchased a smartphone or tablet.
Do you go online via a smartphone or tablet.
Do you use discount coupons.
The types of clothing your family purchases.
Most frequent shopping periods of the year.
Do you often buy beer, wine and spirits.
Do you buy vegetables (what types of vegetables).
Do you wear makeup?
Do you purchase allergy, cold, pain relievers, and over-the-counter medications.
Do you buy household goods.
Whether you are purchasing goods for children or animals (animal species).
Does your family make more than average purchases?
Whether you prefer online shopping or offline shopping.
The types of restaurants you visit.
Types of shops where you buy goods.
How often do you respond to online offers for car insurance, college degrees, mortgages, prepaid debit cards, satellite TV.
Length of stay in a particular house.
Are you going to move.
Whether you are interested in the Olympics, American football, cricket or Ramadan.
Whether you travel frequently for work assignments or for pleasure.
How do you get to work.
The vacation options that you most often choose.
Have you recently returned from a trip.
Have you recently used travel apps.
Are you participating in timeshare.