WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebook or stop using app

Post by skinkestek » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 8:51 AM UTC

dessant wrote: post #528

submeta wrote: post #467

I am in the EU, and this is what I have been presented with: „ By tapping Agree, you accept the new terms, which take effect on February 8, 2021. After this date, you’ll need to accept the new terms to continue using WhatsApp. You can also visit the Help Center if you would prefer to delete your account and would like more information. To learn more about how WhatsApp processes your data, read our updated privacy pol…

Our quest to fully convert to Signal has hit a major wall, Android tablets are not supported as linked devices. Supporting tablets would allow us to chat and send files across devices, without resorting to apps like Messenger.

Post by anilakar » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 8:53 AM UTC

FalconSensei wrote: post #241

FabHK wrote: post #178

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In many countries, few people have iPhones, and SMS are costly.

SMS prices (or 'lack of price') was something that really surprised me after I moved to Canada, as well as phone voicemail. In Brazil we hurry to turn off the call if it goes into voicemail, as we pay to leave a message AND nobody listens to them because it costs a lot to listen (or at least used to).

Post by boredatworkme » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 9:01 AM UTC

pojzon wrote: post #513

boredatworkme wrote: post #494

Can someone help and dumb this down a little bit for me so that I can then explain to some of my friends who couldn't care too much about this change in policy? For example: What should be my response to questions like: . "What kind of data can now be shared with FB versus what was shared earlier (if any)?" . "Whatsapp chats are end to end encrypted so how can my data be shared with FB?" . "As an individual, how diff…

Their infra is generating those encryption certificates, so WhatsApp can very well decode the message and store it for further processing. They will most likely share metadata about you with facebook to sell that data to push more ads into your face. They may very well sell also data to insurance companies making it harder for you to get insurance. Options are limited only by who would like to pay for info about you.…

Post by boredatworkme » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 9:03 AM UTC

cranekam wrote: post #529

pojzon wrote: post #513

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Their infra is generating those encryption certificates, so WhatsApp can very well decode the message and store it for further processing. They will most likely share metadata about you with facebook to sell that data to push more ads into your face. They may very well sell also data to insurance companies making it harder for you to get insurance. Options are limited only by who would like to pay for info about you.…

> Their infra is generating those encryption certificates, so WhatsApp can very well decode the message and store it for further processing. This is incorrect. The sender's device generates the key with which it encrypts outgoing messages. WhatsApp's infra cannot see the content of any messages sent. (Source: ex-WhatsApp employee)

Post by hajderr » Thu, Jan 07, 2021, 9:04 AM UTC

unlivingthing wrote: post #549

pojzon wrote: post #513

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Their infra is generating those encryption certificates, so WhatsApp can very well decode the message and store it for further processing. They will most likely share metadata about you with facebook to sell that data to push more ads into your face. They may very well sell also data to insurance companies making it harder for you to get insurance. Options are limited only by who would like to pay for info about you.…

So it won't impact people who don't have an FB account?