 WhatsApps rivals got a massive boost after the messaging app announced on Wednesday it would make users share some personal data with its parent company Facebook. WhatsApp told users they would have to agree to let Facebook and its subsidiaries collect WhatsApp data including phone numbers and locations before February 8, or else lose access to the app. WhatsApp has since clarified this only affects users outside of the EU and UK, and said that the change does not affect the privacy of your messages with friends or family in any way. 