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Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?

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post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is not a poll. The interesting part about this post is why people accept it or what they do in order to not accept it. You did not contribute anything interesting by saying "I accepted the terms".

I accepted it because it's more convenient than dismissing the popup every time I want to send someone a message.

Which means you accepted it because you do not care about your privacy or unethical behavior of Facebook.

Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?

#92
I was in the lucky situation that I deleted my FB account already years ago. It was the Christmas before the Cambridge analytica Skandal Hit. My fb account was on sleep for 6 month already by that time and I decided to delete it all. I requested a backup of all my data and then hit the delete button. Seven days later roughly after New Years I was gone from FB. I stopped myself from doing a political post before leaving as I didn’t want to come across a person who things is on a moral high ground whatever. Remember it was before the huge data leek which followed a few month later. I have to add that I only got dragged into the FB bubble because of an employment switch. My company had multiple apps on FB and development and testing was easier with a real profile. I was on FB from 2013 to 2017 or so. And I wasn’t the most active in producing content.

As of WhatsApp. Refused to install the app even before FB bought it. Lucky me was right for once.

Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?

#93
post #77

People seeing this post are split to 2 groups: - Those who didn't accept the new terms are glad to use the opportunity to virtue-signal. - Those who accepted the new terms are afraid to admit so. I'll bite the bullet: I accepted the terms. If you want more honest opinions, you should probably post an anonymous poll.

Exactly this. I accepted it because I got sick of the popup and wanted to talk to my family without having to try to convince them to move to another platform. I’m mildly annoyed about it but it didn’t seem like an issue worth spending time or effort worrying about too much.

Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?

#94
I immediately closed my WhatsApp account and moved to Telegram, and I urged anyone in my family who wanted me in a group to do the same.

They all switched, except my sister who works with people in countries where Whatsapp is the dominant communication platform.

I'm still ticked off that Google Allo was the best designed chat app of the past decade and that they thought Messages with RCS features could take its place.

Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?

#95
post #88

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You have accepted.

Nope.

Unfortunately, verytrivial is almost certainly right. They deliberately designed it in a way that one will eventually consent by accidentally pressing the button.

Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?

#96
post #77

People seeing this post are split to 2 groups: - Those who didn't accept the new terms are glad to use the opportunity to virtue-signal. - Those who accepted the new terms are afraid to admit so. I'll bite the bullet: I accepted the terms. If you want more honest opinions, you should probably post an anonymous poll.

I don't run Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp on my phone.

I am not sure how hard it is to grasp that some people just don't use any of it. But I guess this is where you come to virtue signal about virtue signalling.

Besides, when you boot up your phone and you see the Android logo, you're fucked anyways.

Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?

#97

Nobody is talking about how ridiculous it is that none of these messaging apps talk to the other. everyone i know uses whatsapp and nothing else, no real choice until the apps talk to each other.

Why would WhatsApp ever have this functionality? It would do serious damage to the walled garden which they've so successfully built.

I would argue Facebook are abusing their market dominance by walling out other communication platforms prevent any real choice.

I would expect the competition and markets authority to act.

Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?

#98

Nobody is talking about how ridiculous it is that none of these messaging apps talk to the other. everyone i know uses whatsapp and nothing else, no real choice until the apps talk to each other.

This. Exactly.

Problem is that everyone knows the spyware issue, but if you leave WhatsApp, install every secure messenger that no one you know uses, you'll be a lonely guy.

Real security it turns out is just not communicating.

Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?

#99

I immediately closed my WhatsApp account and moved to Telegram, and I urged anyone in my family who wanted me in a group to do the same. They all switched, except my sister who works with people in countries where Whatsapp is the dominant communication platform. I'm still ticked off that Google Allo was the best designed chat app of the past decade and that they thought Messages with RCS features could take its place…

> I'm still ticked off that Google Allo was the best designed chat app of the past decade and that they thought Messages with RCS features could take its place.

This. Allo was baller and I used it to chat with basically everyone and then it shut down. Took me years to convince anyone to switch off of WhatsApp after that

Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?

#100
Nope. Originally I opted out when it let me (was that 2016?) and when this tos came along I couldn't get some people to switch to signal so decided to see how long it will let me press the x button. Which still works. It seems the pop up has a 24h cooldown for me (EU).
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