Three years ago today, WhatsApp enforced its controversial new privacy policy, which considerably weakened users’ data protection. That’s when May 15 became #DeleteWhatsAppDay. 🚮
Since the first Delete WhatsApp Day, Meta has invested millions in large-scale marketing campaigns, trying to convince Internet users that WhatsApp is a privacy-respecting service. It is not. Quite the opposite: https://threema.ch/bp/whatsapp-and-user-data
WhatsApp and the Commodity of the 21st Century

WhatsApp and the Commodity of the 21st Century

Joaquim Homrighausen (@[email protected])

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@threemaapp And many, many people haven't opened their eyes yet, and continue to use this spyware.

Even though there are lots of alternatives...

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Have I really been clicking the x on that page for 3 years?
@threemaapp And since 25th May 2018 you can force the deletion via GDPR.