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Re:Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll by rpgbr on Friday August 29, 2025 @10:24AM (#45064555)
I treat WhatsApp as a hostile app[1], which means I deny any access to my stuff even if I get a subpar experience. In places where it's required (as where I live), this is the bare minimum a privacy-minded person can do.

[1] https://manualdousuario.net/en/a-less-affectionate-approach-...

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Re:Meta might be secretly scanning your phone's camera roll by WA on Friday August 29, 2025 @04:33PM (#45069064)
Yeah but other people share their contact list with WhatsApp and they have you in there, with your name and phone number and possibly more info.

I never understood why Apple allows access to the full address book including all Apple-specific settings such as "spouse" and "home address" that are useful within iOS. There should be a minimal permission mode: name and phone number only.

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