Eon Posted January 8, 2021 #1 Share Posted January 8, 2021 WhatsApp is forcing users to share personal data with Facebook, and Elon Musk is urging people to switch to Signal, a smaller encrypted messaging app https://www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-forcing-users-to-share-personal-data-facebook-elon-musk-2021-1 WhatsApp's new privacy policy and terms of service, effective February 8th, 2021, make data sharing between WhatsApp and Facebook mandatory. This time, there is no option to opt out of this data sharing. You should know that WhatsApp is changing their privacy policy so that they can harvest more of your personal data (including your private messages). They Will share your harvested personal data with Facebook and whoever they decide to. https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/updates/privacy-policy/?lang=en If you don't accept their new policy, you will be prevented from using WhatsApp. 3 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted January 8, 2021 #2 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I never used WhatsApp and I don't use facebook anymore. What does whatsapp do anyway? 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eon Posted January 8, 2021 Author #3 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Just now, Desertrat56 said: I never used WhatsApp and I don't use facebook anymore. What does whatsapp do anyway? Messaging app owned by facebook. 2 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted January 8, 2021 #4 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Eon said: Messaging app owned by facebook. Oh, ok. Well that makes sense then doesn't it. 2 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Desertrat56 Posted January 8, 2021 #5 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Since Elon suggested it I might try Signal, but I really don't need a messaging app, I have text on my iPhone and I can use that on my Macbook with anyone who has an iPhone, iPad or Macbook. 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glorybebe Posted January 8, 2021 #6 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I use Telegram. It is more secure 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eon Posted January 8, 2021 Author #7 Share Posted January 8, 2021 4 minutes ago, glorybebe said: I use Telegram. It is more secure Yea anything is compared to whatsapp 1 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abramelin Posted January 8, 2021 #8 Share Posted January 8, 2021 "A WhatsApp spokesman did not clarify why the platform decided to make the change but said it would not affect EU- and UK-based users." 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eon Posted January 8, 2021 Author #9 Share Posted January 8, 2021 2 minutes ago, Abramelin said: "A WhatsApp spokesman did not clarify why the platform decided to make the change but said it would not affect EU- and UK-based users." If that’s true then it won’t affect me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+razman Posted January 8, 2021 #10 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I hate facebook , don't even like the way the pages are laid out. 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmccr8 Posted January 8, 2021 #11 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I don't use facebook and just deleted Whats app when I saw this not that I ever used it. jmccr8 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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