The New York Times reports WhatsApp will start sharing user information with Facebook. The messaging app plans to send members’ phone numbers and analytics data to the social network, marking the first time WhatsApp has connected user accounts to Facebook. WhatsApp said neither company would be able to view users’ encrypted messages, and promised not to share phone numbers with advertisers. “Our values and our respect for your privacy continue to guide the decisions we make at WhatsApp,” Co-founder Jan Koum wrote in a blog post explaining the update to the company’s privacy policy. “It’s why we’ve rolled out end-to-end encryption, which means no one can read your messages other than the people you talk to. Not us, not Facebook, nor anyone else.”
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