Re:WhatsApp announces key transparency being added to WhatsApp
by Armic on Thursday April 13, 2023 @10:27AM
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As someone unfamiliar with their privacy policy, can you explain what’s egregious about it?
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Re:WhatsApp announces key transparency being added to WhatsApp
by tgtweak on Thursday April 13, 2023 @11:14AM
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Remember when they tried to force everyone to accept the new terms or they would disable access after a certain date? Then they walked it back after people started using alternative platforms.
https://www.livemint.com/technology/apps/whatsapp-to-make-ne...
Re:WhatsApp announces key transparency being added to WhatsApp
by bmarquez on Thursday April 13, 2023 @11:26AM
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The privacy policy was never "walked back", they decided to do it anyway after the controversy (on HN and other platforms) died down.
Here's a newer article showing the metadata being sent to Facebook (presumably for advertising purposes), it includes your phone number, device ID, and location.