Brian Acton<\/a> told Anumeha Chaturvedi <\/b>in an interview that he finds WhatsApp<\/a>’s new privacy policy “very confusing” and “hard to follow.” Acton cofounded WhatsApp with Jan Koum and sold it to Facebook<\/a> for $19 billion in 2014. He left the company over concerns about commercial messaging and monetisation. Currently executive chairman of the Signal<\/a> Foundation, Acton spoke about India being ahead of the curve in adopting the best technology, Signal’s record growth in the past two weeks and concerns over data and privacy with regard to WhatsApp and Facebook. Excerpts:


India is WhatsApp’s biggest market and its privacy policy update has sparked concerns over user data sharing and privacy here. What is your take on the updated privacy policy and terms of service?<\/b>

Having read the privacy policy, I found it to be very confusing and hard to follow. Facebook is trying to thread a very particular needle around how they use your data to serve you ads. With the updates, you still have the premise of data being shared back to Facebook so that they can increase their capability to target customers.

How has Signal benefitted from the uproar over WhatsApp’s privacy policy? How have India and other markets responded to Signal?<\/b>

India is a country that has always been ahead of the curve at adopting the best technology, and it’s exciting to see it happening again. We are all committed to living up to the high standards that people in India have come to expect. As a company policy, we do not share download numbers publicly. However, we've seen record-setting growth this past week. Signal is topping the charts on the iOS App store in over 70 countries including India and the Android App Store in over 35 countries. We continue to anticipate high growth in the coming period as more and more people choose privacy first.

The record growth we are seeing around the world is due to India leading the way. One of those reasons is because of our policy to keep no data and to never serve any ads. We don't want to know anything. Not who you talk to, or how many messages you send, not even what your profile picture looks like. Your data is for you alone.

What is the USP of Signal? Despite its signature security features, it has been trailing behind rival Telegram in India.<\/strong>

A: We are growing exponentially. However, unlike any other popular messaging apps, we do not include trackers, ads or analytics in our software at all, which always lead to drastic underreporting of our numbers by many “app intelligence” firms. Being the No. 1 downloaded app in the App Store in India means to me that the country has chosen that privacy matters. As more and more of our lives happen online, data protection and privacy are critical. It’s important for people from all walks of life and in every part of the world. Everyone deserves to be protected. Signal knows nothing about you and won't ever serve you ads. It was founded to fulfil people’s basic expectations that they won’t be tracked by private companies or the government. Signal can’t read user messages or listen to calls, and no one else can either. Unlike other popular messaging apps, Signal does not have access to users’ contacts, social graph, group data, group membership, profile name, profile avatar, location data, gif searches...

With end-to-end encryption, the content of every communication is understandable only to the sender and the recipient. If an exchange is intercepted, by a hacker or a government agency, the interceptor sees a nonsensical snarl of letters and numbers. Signal keeps no call logs or data backups. We have made sure the app is very easy to operate and one can also set your messages to disappear over time, or photos to disappear after a single viewing. Signal’s engineers are working hard to ship the features people are requesting the most.

What are the other big concerns around privacy and data when we talk of Facebook and WhatsApp?<\/strong>

The concerns around data and privacy for Facebook and WhatsApp are the same for any tech company--what do you do with all of this very sensitive information? I cannot stress enough how wonderful it is to be part of a company that doesn't ever have that issue.

Facebook has not been able to curb rising misinformation on WhatsApp and that has led to regulators coming after the
social media<\/a> giant. What does it need to do to stem the flow of misinformation and abuse on Facebook as well as WhatsApp?<\/strong>

I don't think it's my place to speak on what Facebook or WhatsApp should or shouldn't do. As global citizens, we all need to help each other increase our awareness of misinformation and support each other to curb it. As a father, I spend time with my children and explain to them how the internet works and how they have to navigate it safely. I am committed to making sure their digital literacy is high so they can avoid the pitfalls of social media.
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WhatsApp的新隐私政策“非常令人困惑”:布莱恩·阿克顿的信号

Facebook试图线程是一个非常特殊的针在他们如何使用您的数据为您服务广告,信号基金会执行主席布莱恩·阿克顿说WhatsApp的新的隐私政策。

Anumeha查图尔维迪
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布莱恩·阿克顿告诉Anumeha查图尔维迪在一次采访中,他发现WhatsApp的新隐私政策“非常混乱”和“难以理解。“阿克顿共同创办WhatsApp Jan库姆和卖给脸谱网在2014年以190亿美元的价格。他离开了公司商业信息和货币化的担忧。目前的执行主席信号基金会,阿克顿谈到印度领先在采用最好的技术,信号的记录增长在过去两周,数据和隐私方面的担忧WhatsApp和Facebook。摘录:


印度是WhatsApp最大的市场,其隐私政策更新引发了对用户数据共享和隐私的担忧。更新你的隐私政策和服务条款?

广告
阅读隐私权政策之后,我发现它非常混淆,难以理清。Facebook试图线程是一个非常特殊的针在他们如何使用您的数据与更新,为您服务广告。你还有数据共享的前提下回到Facebook,这样他们可以增加他们的目标客户的能力。

信号如何受益的骚动WhatsApp的隐私政策?印度和其他市场如何回应信号?

印度是一个国家,一直在采用最好的技术领先,这是令人兴奋的看到它再次发生。我们都致力于达到高标准,印度人所期望的。作为一个公司的政策,我们不公开分享的下载数量。然而,我们已经看到了创纪录的增长在过去的一周。信号是一流的iOS应用商店上的图表在70多个国家包括印度和Android应用商店在35个国家。我们继续预计高速增长在未来时期随着越来越多的人选择隐私。

创纪录的增长我们看到世界各地是由于印度领先。其中一个原因是因为我们的政策没有数据,不要任何广告。我们什么都不想知道。不是你说话的人,或者你发送多少消息,甚至你的资料图片是什么样子的。你的数据是给你的。

USP的信号是什么?尽管其签名的安全特性,在印度已经落后于竞争对手的电报。

答:我们是呈指数级增长。然而,不像其他受欢迎的消息传递应用程序,我们不包括追踪者,广告或分析在我们的软件,我们总是导致重大漏报的数字由许多“应用智能”公司。1号下载的应用程序在应用程序商店在印度对我意味着国家选择了隐私问题。随着越来越多的我们的生活发生在网上,数据保护和隐私是至关重要的。是非常重要的人来自各行各业,在每一个世界的一部分。每个人都应该得到保护。信号对你一无所知,不会为你服务广告。成立履行人民基本的预期,他们不会跟踪由私人公司或政府。信号无法读取用户信息或听电话,也没有人可以。与其他受欢迎的消息传递应用程序,信号没有访问用户的联系人、社交网络、组数据组成员,配置文件名称,《阿凡达》,位置数据,gif搜索…

广告
端到端加密,每一个沟通的内容只对发送方和接收方是可以理解的。如果拦截一个交换,通过黑客或政府机构,拦截器看到一个无意义的字母和数字的咆哮。信号一直没有通话记录或数据备份。我们确保应用程序非常容易操作,你还可以设置消息随着时间的消失,或照片消失后一个观看。信号的工程师正在努力船人的特性要求。

什么是隐私和数据周围的其他大问题当我们谈论Facebook和WhatsApp吗?

周围的担忧Facebook和WhatsApp数据和隐私是相同的任何科技公司——你做的这个非常敏感的信息吗?我不能强调足够多棒是一个公司的一部分,不会有这个问题。

Facebook已经无法遏制不断增长的误传WhatsApp,导致监管机构之后社交媒体巨人。需要做什么阻止错误和滥用在Facebook上以及WhatsApp吗?

我不认为这是我说话的地方在Facebook或WhatsApp应该或不应该做什么。作为全球公民,我们都需要互相帮助提高我们的认识错误并互相支持遏制它。作为一个父亲,我花时间与我的孩子们,向他们解释互联网是如何工作的,以及他们如何安全需要导航。我致力于确保他们的数字素养很高,这样他们就可以避免社交媒体的陷阱。
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Brian Acton<\/a> told Anumeha Chaturvedi <\/b>in an interview that he finds WhatsApp<\/a>’s new privacy policy “very confusing” and “hard to follow.” Acton cofounded WhatsApp with Jan Koum and sold it to Facebook<\/a> for $19 billion in 2014. He left the company over concerns about commercial messaging and monetisation. Currently executive chairman of the Signal<\/a> Foundation, Acton spoke about India being ahead of the curve in adopting the best technology, Signal’s record growth in the past two weeks and concerns over data and privacy with regard to WhatsApp and Facebook. Excerpts:


India is WhatsApp’s biggest market and its privacy policy update has sparked concerns over user data sharing and privacy here. What is your take on the updated privacy policy and terms of service?<\/b>

Having read the privacy policy, I found it to be very confusing and hard to follow. Facebook is trying to thread a very particular needle around how they use your data to serve you ads. With the updates, you still have the premise of data being shared back to Facebook so that they can increase their capability to target customers.

How has Signal benefitted from the uproar over WhatsApp’s privacy policy? How have India and other markets responded to Signal?<\/b>

India is a country that has always been ahead of the curve at adopting the best technology, and it’s exciting to see it happening again. We are all committed to living up to the high standards that people in India have come to expect. As a company policy, we do not share download numbers publicly. However, we've seen record-setting growth this past week. Signal is topping the charts on the iOS App store in over 70 countries including India and the Android App Store in over 35 countries. We continue to anticipate high growth in the coming period as more and more people choose privacy first.

The record growth we are seeing around the world is due to India leading the way. One of those reasons is because of our policy to keep no data and to never serve any ads. We don't want to know anything. Not who you talk to, or how many messages you send, not even what your profile picture looks like. Your data is for you alone.

What is the USP of Signal? Despite its signature security features, it has been trailing behind rival Telegram in India.<\/strong>

A: We are growing exponentially. However, unlike any other popular messaging apps, we do not include trackers, ads or analytics in our software at all, which always lead to drastic underreporting of our numbers by many “app intelligence” firms. Being the No. 1 downloaded app in the App Store in India means to me that the country has chosen that privacy matters. As more and more of our lives happen online, data protection and privacy are critical. It’s important for people from all walks of life and in every part of the world. Everyone deserves to be protected. Signal knows nothing about you and won't ever serve you ads. It was founded to fulfil people’s basic expectations that they won’t be tracked by private companies or the government. Signal can’t read user messages or listen to calls, and no one else can either. Unlike other popular messaging apps, Signal does not have access to users’ contacts, social graph, group data, group membership, profile name, profile avatar, location data, gif searches...

With end-to-end encryption, the content of every communication is understandable only to the sender and the recipient. If an exchange is intercepted, by a hacker or a government agency, the interceptor sees a nonsensical snarl of letters and numbers. Signal keeps no call logs or data backups. We have made sure the app is very easy to operate and one can also set your messages to disappear over time, or photos to disappear after a single viewing. Signal’s engineers are working hard to ship the features people are requesting the most.

What are the other big concerns around privacy and data when we talk of Facebook and WhatsApp?<\/strong>

The concerns around data and privacy for Facebook and WhatsApp are the same for any tech company--what do you do with all of this very sensitive information? I cannot stress enough how wonderful it is to be part of a company that doesn't ever have that issue.

Facebook has not been able to curb rising misinformation on WhatsApp and that has led to regulators coming after the
social media<\/a> giant. What does it need to do to stem the flow of misinformation and abuse on Facebook as well as WhatsApp?<\/strong>

I don't think it's my place to speak on what Facebook or WhatsApp should or shouldn't do. As global citizens, we all need to help each other increase our awareness of misinformation and support each other to curb it. As a father, I spend time with my children and explain to them how the internet works and how they have to navigate it safely. I am committed to making sure their digital literacy is high so they can avoid the pitfalls of social media.
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