WhatsApp is the worst at protecting users’ privacy
According to EFF, WhatsApp mobile messaging app fails to:
“require a warrant before giving content to law enforcement”;
“to provide advance notice to users about government data demands”;
“publish information about its data retention policies, including retention of IP addresses and deleted content”;
“host content nor do we have reason to believe it receives account closure requests domestically, and thus this category is not applicable”.
No matter that WhatsApp belongs to Facebook, this app was rated separately. It earned four out of five stars. According to EFF, the main Facebook’s problem is that “it does not provide transparency into ways it cooperates with the U.S. government to block content and remove accounts.”
What are the leaders in EFF’s ratings? It’s Apple and Dropbox. Both of these companies received a 5-star rating this year.
More information about this annual report can be found here: Who has your back?