Meta wants EU users to apply for permission to opt out of data collection

Re:Meta wants EU users to apply for permission to opt out of... by taude on Friday March 31, 2023 @09:06AM (#35386560)

WhatsApp is the one app that I continue to use by them. Aren't they only able to collect meta-data on the conversations and not see any of the texts themselves? Also, no ads yet, so that's a win for me.

Everytime I've tried moving people over to Signal/Telegram, etc. we try it for a week and then go back to WhatApp because of so many other groups on there....

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Re:Meta wants EU users to apply for permission to opt out of... by JustSomeNobody on Friday March 31, 2023 @10:30AM (#35387698)

> Aren't they only able to collect meta-data on the conversations and not see any of the texts themselves? Also, no ads yet, so that's a win for me.

Ha!

I so don't trust Meta.

I wouldn't put it past them to double encrypt your messages and split it off at the server.

Edit: Clarification: Encrypt your plaintext twice, append it, split it off at the server. Send your message on to recipient and decrypt it themselves for their processing enjoyment.

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Re:Meta wants EU users to apply for permission to opt out of... by ashwagary on Friday March 31, 2023 @11:36AM (#35388710)

>Aren't they only able to collect meta-data on the conversations and not see any of the texts themselves.

After seeing the lengths various govts will go to for full text access, I highly doubt it. There is also no way to reliably prove the e2ee claims of WA, so I would remain skeptical.

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