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Re:Why do I care the open web is dying? by Erlich_Bachman on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @05:28AM (#25264035)
Since you don't even need a facebook account to use Whatsapp, in what way are Whatsapp users forced to end up on Facebook?
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Re:Why do I care the open web is dying? by onion2k on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @06:15AM (#25264262)
WhatsApp shares your phone number, device information, and details of your WhatsApp usage with Facebook. A WhatsApp user isn't "on Facebook" in the sense that they have automatically get a public profile, sure, but they are on Facebook in the sense that lots of information about them end up in Facebook databases.

(See "What information does WhatsApp share with the Facebook Companies?" on https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/security-and-privacy/how-we...)

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Re:Why do I care the open web is dying? by wetpaws on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @06:03AM (#25264201)
You do need one on Oculus.
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