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

Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by holler on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @08:29PM (#25666024)

Yes, I've moved all my friends and family to Telegram and it's been great. I communicate with them daily since many months.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by bashwizard on Thursday January 07, 2021 @02:32AM (#25668267)

I hope you're fine with Telegram sharing your location data.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by detaro on Thursday January 07, 2021 @02:33AM (#25668274)

Not turning that on is pretty easy.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by bashwizard on Thursday January 07, 2021 @02:49AM (#25668399)

It's still sharing data. Sorry.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by detaro on Thursday January 07, 2021 @03:03AM (#25668508)

source? I assume you are refer to the thing that went around yesterday? Then no, there is a big difference between the option to share data to get a feature (even though I'd agree the feature isn't well-designed) and what WhatsApp is doing here.

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by Tepix on Thursday January 07, 2021 @06:56AM (#25670018)

What percentage of those messages are end-to-end encrypted?

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by stiltzkin on Thursday January 07, 2021 @02:17PM (#25675830)

Only secret chats, and seems people using WhatsApp, tiktok or FB do not care

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by holler on Friday January 08, 2021 @09:30PM (#25695601)

Zero, but I guess we're not particularly worried about it?

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