nutellawaescherIran asks its people to delete WhatsApp
ThePowerOfGeekPretty good advice. Although they are probably recommending that for more than just it being a Meta data farming scam.
Why is this good advice? They want their people to suffer. They want them to not communicate with the outside world
They are basically at war with the US and there is this piece of US Tech that nearly everyone is carrying around and that can access their communications, precise location, microphone and camera.
It’s also owned by a company, Meta, that has a history of being used as a tool to manipulate public opinion. I have no particular sympathy for Iran but to me it doesn’t sound like bad advice (and I don’t think WhatsApp is the only way for people to communicate with the outside world).
Okay so they uninstall WhatsApp? What operating systems are they using and what countries are the manufacturers for those based in?
LainTrainThey are probably using Xiaomi which is based in China, using AOSP with whatever mods they throw on it, which isn’t based anywhere and is open source, or it could be Huawei too.