WhatsApp is on the plan to raise the age limit of its service for users within the European Union (EU).
Whatsapp currently allows anyone above the age of 13 to use the app, but that’s all set to change, with WhatsApp now planning to increase the limit to 16.
How WhatsApp will confirm age and enforce the new limit is unclear. The service does not currently verify identity beyond requirements for a working mobile phone number.
WhatsApp said it is not asking for any new rights to collect personal information in the agreement it has created for the European Union. It said
“Our goal is simply to explain how we use and protect the limited information we have about you.”
WhatsApp’s minimum age will remain 13 years outside of Europe, in line with its parent company. In order to comply with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which comes into force on 25 May, Facebook has taken a different approach for its primary social network. As part of its separate data policy, the company requires those aged between 13 and 15 years old to nominate a parent or guardian to give permission for them to share information with the social network, or otherwise limit the personalisation of the site.
WhatsApp also announced on Tuesday that it would begin allowing users to download a report detailing the data it holds on them, such as the make and model of the device they used, their contacts and groups and any blocked numbers
As of the moment , the company – which is owned by Facebook – doesn’t ask its users to confirm their age, nor does it cross-reference the information with other popular platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram.
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This was announced shortly after Google started to roll-out its new Chat messaging service eg Allo
Although the feature has actually been in the works for a period of years, it is only now hitting the market,with Google hoping its latest launch emerges as a rival to Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.
As it relates Chatting, Google has kept on hold further development of Allo, which launched in 2016, but has failed to make the impact the company had expected
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