WhatsApp Delays Contentious Update To May 2021 After Social Outrage

Facing social outrage over its new privacy policies, WhatsApp has delayed the controversial update that were earlier scheduled in February to May 2021. Clarifying the misconceptions and confusion about privacy breach in the update, WhatsApp said, "This update does not expand our ability to share data with Facebook." Besides, it said that the new update was meant for people to manage their businesses and assured that the personal conversation will have end-to-end encryption.