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Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?
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Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?
#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
Implicit opt-in by continuation of use of the services. You didn't even bother to read it did you?
No, why would I? I don't read whatever dreck Facebook wants to waste my time with, do you?
You are using their service. And you know they like it shady, if they can get away with it.
And they say, thay update their contract. Sounds like a reason for me, to read what it is about, or stop using it.
Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?
#23I have accepted, but I have locked down all the other permissions in-app such as Contacts, Camera Roll, Location etc. Whilst this certainly won't stop them, I hope it makes some of my data less useful.
Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?
#24I haven't. I also moved WhatsApp into isolated user profile using Island to restrict the access to my data. On top of that changed permissions: no microphone, no file system, no camera access.
what is "island"?
Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?
#25Same, I click it away every time I open the app, maybe once per month.
Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?
#26Earlier quoted context omitted.
No, why would I? I don't read whatever dreck Facebook wants to waste my time with, do you?
You are using their service. And you know they like it shady, if they can get away with it. And they say, thay update their contract. Sounds like a reason for me, to read what it is about, or stop using it.
Which I did.
Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?
#27I haven't. I also moved WhatsApp into isolated user profile using Island to restrict the access to my data. On top of that changed permissions: no microphone, no file system, no camera access.
what is "island"?
I believe it's this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng....
Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?
#28I didn’t all this while, but just yesterday when my toddler was playing with my phone, the pop up opened and it got clicked as my toddler was repeatedly beating on the screen.
I guess this was their intention all along by showing repeated pop up windows.
Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?
#29I wonder if the prompt even does anything. I am sure whatsapp servers and facebook servers are like 10 feet from each other .
Re: Ask HN: Have you accepted the TOS that give FB access to your WhatsApp data?
#30Ditched Whatsapp the moment it was bought by Facebook.