A copy of the phone numbers and names in your address book (but not emails, notes or any other personal information in your address book) will be stored on our servers…” “When you install the Viber App and register on the Site, you will be asked to provide us with your phone number and to allow us access to your mobile device’s address book (collectively, “Personal Information”). Have a look at their privacy policy here. When you click “Ok” it returns you back to the previous screen which is giving you a choice of “don’t allow” that they won’t accept! So to install this app you MUST allow them to save your entire address book contacts on their servers. I clicked “Don’t Allow” and then it prompted this… Here’s a screenshot of what you are prompted with on first install… Legal? Well for one thing the Israeli founded company is registered in Cyprus, where a lot of online gambling companies register. When you first install Viber on your iPhone or Android it will prompt you to allow access your address book, if allowed Viber not only saves your phone number and details but they ALSO saves the phone numbers and contact info of all your contacts! This is without the knowledge of those on your contact list. To investigate I installed it today and within a few seconds I discovered a lot of alarming stuff about how they gather everyone’s contact info and I do mean everyone. I even checked Google Play on my Android (it has a very handy list of ALL apps ever installed on your Android) and Viber was no where to be found! So my question, where & how did they get “my” contact info and why am I listed as a “Viber” when I’ve never even heard of the app!? I was like, “what?!” How is that possible and we tried calling my listed Viber contact to see what if anything would ring. Recently (original article 2013), I became aware of Viber only because my wife used it to talk to her sister and on her smartphone it showed me already listed as a Viber user. What about yours? Find out now and see why this is important. 81% of all smartphones are powered by Linux. Keep tabs on the ever changing privacy policy. Its up to each user if this is ok or not. Viber continues to scan and also save your contacts’ phone numbers from your address book on their servers. However, unlike other apps, which only scan your contacts. In addition, Viber also offers another layer of privacy with its hidden chats feature, which can only be accessed with a PIN.Update: Over the past couple of months Viber has been modifying their privacy policy to help increase user confidence. No one can join or be invited to group chats without permission. Viber’s private calls and chats are end-to-end encrypted. ![]() This was followed by respondents who marked making sure user data isn’t shared or collected by the company beyond what is needed for operating the app is important to them. The second most-voted-on feature, which received 19% votes, is to have custom solutions on what data to be shared with others in and out of the app. Out of five different options, 67 percent of respondents said that their top priority is making sure their conversations remain private. ![]() Out of the regions participating in the survey which included Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia Pacific, the poll reflected that Nepal is among the countries most concerned with digital privacy.įeatures with private communication and end-to-end encryption by default are most important to Nepali users. Rakuten Viber’s recent poll underscores that through the transformation, data privacy is still top of mind for its users. Viber – one of the world’s leading apps for free and easy communication, unveils the results of its global in-app voluntary poll in which approximately 340,000 people took part, revealing 86 percent of Viber users in Nepal say digital privacy is very important for them.Īs the COVID-19 crisis continues to accelerate the digitization of many aspects of life, from education to work to healthcare, people are turning to apps and digital formats to stay connected to family members, friends, and colleagues. As people turn to messaging apps and digital means of communication during the novel coronavirus pandemic, privacy is still at the forefront of users’ minds
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