A statement by the South Africa Information Regulator (IR) on March 3, 2021 set tough conditions to WhatsApp for sharing user information with other Facebook companies.
“Accordingly, WhatsApp cannot without obtaining prior authorisation from the IR in terms of section 57 of Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), process any contact information of its users for a purpose other than the one for which the number was specifically intended at collection, with the aim of linking that information jointly with information processed by other Facebook companies,” said the statement.
