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Title: People not using WhatsApp in Apple's strategic interest, says head Post by: HCK on March 13, 2021, 04:05:21 pm People not using WhatsApp in Apple's strategic interest, says head
He also commented on flaws in Apple's new privacy "nutrition labels" What you need to know WhatsApp head Will Cathcart has said it is in Apple's strategic interests to not have people use the service. He made the remarks in the context of discussing Apple and competition in the messaging sphere. Cathcart also spoke about flaws in Apple's new privacy nutrition labels. WhatsApp head Will Cathcart has told the Big Technology Podcast that Apple has a strategic interest in users not using WhatsApp because it doesn't want people to use Android phones. In an episode last week, Cathcart spoke to host Alex Kantrowitz about WhatsApp, its new privacy changes, and competition with Apple. Cathcart commented on Apple's recent new privacy nutrition labels that app developers now have to add to their apps to show users how their data is being used. Asked if the new labels were a "direct attack against Facebook", Cathcart said, "from the WhatsApp perspective we've been critical of the labels... Source: People not using WhatsApp in Apple's strategic interest, says head (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIphoneBlog/~3/76cwYdU94lQ/people-not-using-whatsapp-apples-strategic-interest-says-head) |