Whatsapp has announced that it will be moving to a yearly subscription model for new users on iOS in a manner similar to other platforms such as Android, Blackberry etc. It has said that the change in subscription strategy is to make things simpler and bring uniformity across all platforms.
Whatsapp has recently come under fire for copying phone numbers of user’s contacts on its servers, despite the fact that some of them do not use their service. Both the privacy agencies have recommended Whatsapp to make changes ensuring its users’ privacy, or face penalties.
WhatsApp sets a new single day record on December 31 for the most messages published, processing 18 billion total messages and exceeding its previous record of 10 billion messages.
