After update in privacy and data sharing policy of Whatsapp Messenger App, many users are now concerns about their privacy and data which collects these apps.


√√ Here are list of data that collects these Apps.

(1) WhatsApp

◆ Data collected: Device ID, User ID, Advertising Data, Purchase History, Coarse Location, Phone Number, Email Address, Contacts, Product Interaction, Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data, Payment Info, Customer Support, Product Interaction, Other User, Content.

(2) Facebook Messenger

◆ Data collected: Third-Party Advertising, Purchase History, Financial Info, Precise Location, Coarse Location, Physical Address, Email Address, Name, Phone Number, Other User Contact Info, Contacts, Photos or Videos, Gameplay Content, Other User Content, Search History, Browsing History, User ID, Device ID, Product Interaction, Advertising Data, Other Usage Data, Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data, Other Data Types, Developer’s, Advertising or Marketing, Health, Fitness, Payment Info, Sensitive Info, Product Personalization, Credit Info, Other Financial Info, Emails or Text Messages.

(3) Telegram

◆ Data Collected: Name, Phone number, Contacts, User ID

(4) iMessage

◆ Data collected: Email address, Phone number, Search history, Device ID

(5) Signal- Private Messenger

◆ Data collected: None. “Signal” only needs your mobile number for registration but the report claims that the app doesn’t link your phone number to your identity.