Whatsapp Privacy policy

Answer:

The privacy policy of Whatsapp (by the way, Whatsapp was bought by Facebook at 2014), is about personal data, which is a part of information security, but really information security covers much more (software development, business continuity, communications security, etc.).

And from my point of view, this privacy policy is similar to other companies, for example Google: they can use your personal data (name, mobile number, address, etc.) to know you better and to offer you specific services.

So, if you accept this privacy policy, the information that you have in Whatsapp can be shared to Facebook, which means that you will receive specific services (based in your interests), although you have an option in Whatsapp to no accept this policy, which means that you won’t receive specific services.

Anyway, if you are an active user in Facebook, probably th ey have many information about you, because they can know your “Likes”, “Loves”, etc., your groups of interest, etc.

My recommendation: take care with your personal data, protect it, and don’t share it with people that you don’t know.

By the way, there is an ISO standard related to personal data, and maybe can be interesting for you “ISO 27001 vs. ISO 27018 - Standard for protecting privacy in the cloud” : https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2015/11/16/iso-27001-vs-iso-27018-standard-for-protecting-privacy-in-the-cloud/

And this article about information security controls for cloud services (everything, including your personal data is in the cloud), can be also interesting for you “ISO 27001 vs. ISO 27017 - Information security controls for cloud services” : https://advisera.com/27001academy/blog/2015/11/30/iso-27001-vs-iso-27017-information-security-controls-for-cloud-services/

Finally, these materials will help you to know more about the information security:
- free online training ISO 27001 Foundations Course https://advisera.com/training/iso-27001-foundations-course/
- book Secure & Simple: A Small-Business Guide to Implementing ISO 27001 On Your Own https://advisera.com/books/secure-and-simple-a-small-business-guide-to-implementing-iso-27001-on-your-own/