WenJul 12

Perusing a paper paper for once I saw this advert for WhatsApp.

No I can believe the content of your message can not be read, but by using it, your address book is theirs, your messages sent/received are logged and you will be tracked wherever you are - and whatever you are buying.

That’s what they really want.

Go #Signal - it makes sense

#whatsApp #privacy #security #hiddenThreats #meta

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@Wen I tried to install whatsapp yesterday for the first time, not only did it prompt me in 3 different ways to share my phone's entire address book with them (including to automate "verification", scummy af) but their entire goddamn app literally REFUSES to let me message anyone unless I share the phone address book with them even after verifying my number

also it was plastered with AI from the start, for no reason at all... I uninstalled it immediately, I'm not giving them my phone's address book and I refuse to be forced into it just to use an app that only actually requires a goddamn phone number to find people, which I could type manually very easily.... such bullshit
Jul 12 at 2:44pmWeb