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  1. #01
  2. (I will delete WhatsApp at the beginning of February.)
  3.  
  4. Why that?
  5.  
  6. #02
  7. You have probably seen this message in WhatsApp:
  8.  
  9. [Please provide a screenshot in your language]
  10.  
  11. #03
  12. Let me guess...
  13.  
  14. You have already clicked on "Accept"?
  15.  
  16. Maybe... πŸ˜…
  17.  
  18. But what have you actually agreed to?
  19.  
  20. Good question...
  21.  
  22. Basically nothing new...
  23.  
  24. #04
  25. WhatsApp has been sharing your data with Facebook for a while
  26.  
  27. They have now determined on what legal basis this will happen and asked you for your consent.
  28.  
  29. But isn't WhatsApp encrypted?
  30.  
  31. Yes...
  32.  
  33. #05
  34. WhatsApp & Facebook do not know what you write or send, because the messages are encrypted.
  35.  
  36. But...
  37.  
  38. #06
  39. WhatsApp knows your:
  40.  
  41. Contacts
  42. your entire contact list + mobile numbers
  43.  
  44. Usage Data
  45. Product Interactions
  46. Advertising informations
  47.  
  48. Identities
  49. User ID
Device ID
  50. IP Adresses
  51.  
  52. #07
  53. And...
  54.  
  55. Purchase History
  56.  
  57. Payment Info
  58.  
  59. Location
  60.  
  61. Contact Info
  62. E-Mail
  63. Mobile Number
  64.  
  65. Diagnostics
  66. Crash data etc.
  67.  
  68. #08
  69. furthermore
  70. unencrypted...
  71.  
  72. Metadata
  73.  
  74. What is that???
  75.  
  76. #09
  77. Metadata includes (among others):
  78.  
  79. when
  80. - you are online
  81. - you write with whom
  82.  
  83. how
  84. - long you write with whom
  85. - much you write with whom
  86. - you use Whatsapp (Phone, PC, etc.)
  87.  
  88. and from where you do all that.
  89.  
  90. ok... now what?
  91.  
  92. #10
  93. From these can be derived, for example:
  94.  
  95. with whom you had contact when and where
  96.  
  97. when you are awake & when you go to sleep
  98.  
  99. which doctors you go to
  100.  
  101. who you write a lot and who not at all
  102.  
  103. when you are at work
  104.  
  105. when you are sick or when & where you go on vacation
  106.  
  107. #11
  108. In India, it is already possible to send money via WhatsApp. If this becomes possible globally:
  109.  
  110. what you bought and when
  111.  
  112. how you paid for it
  113.  
  114. what you can generally afford
  115.  
  116. ok... 😳
  117. And what does WhatsApp do with these findings?
  118.  
  119. #12
  120. WhatsApp / Facebook creates profiles from all that data and sells it to other companies to show you ads.
  121.  
  122. The GDPR prevents certain data collection, but FB has often looked for & used loopholes in the past, and will do so again. After all, that’s their business model.
  123.  
  124. #13
  125. Besides the data already mentioned here, Facebook also knows other things about you.
  126.  
  127. You probably know these Facebook apps:
  128.  
  129. They also collect metadata (some of them even more than WA) and are easy for Facebook to link to you.
  130.  
  131. Even if you don't use any of these services, Facebook knows you better than you think.
  132.  
  133. How so?
  134.  
  135. #14
  136. Facebook is integrated into many websites & apps.
  137.  
  138. Even in those where you do not expect it.
  139.  
  140. Facebook knows, for example, when you visit which website, what you do there, buy/order and what you are interested in.
  141.  
  142. That's not so bad. 
I have nothing to hide.
  143.  
  144. Are you sure?
  145.  
  146. #15
  147. Would you hand a stranger your unlocked phone and say, "I agree to let you look through everything." ?
  148.  
  149. More likely not...
  150.  
  151. See
  152.  
  153. Okay, and how do we escape WhatsApp's hunger for data? Do we have to write letters now?
  154.  
  155. No πŸ˜„
  156.  
  157. #16
  158. There are good alternatives:
  159.  
  160. - works like WhatsApp
  161.  
  162. - encrypts your messages
  163.  
  164. - does not link any data to you, or sell any data
  165.  
  166. - financed by donations, not by selling data
  167.  
  168. #17
  169. Does Signal have the same features as WA?
  170.  
  171. With a few exceptions: 

  172. Yes
  173.  
  174. βœ… profile picture
  175. βœ… voice messages
  176. βœ… send pictures & videos
  177. βœ… voice and video calls
  178. βœ… group chats
  179. βœ… pin/archive/delete chats
  180. βœ… delete messages
  181. βœ… disappearing messages
  182. βœ… GIFs and stickers
  183. βœ… darkmode
  184. and much more
  185.  
  186. #18
  187. Can't we use Telegram instead?
  188.  
  189. Telegram is not better than WhatsApp:
  190.  
  191. Telegram does not use a protocol as secure as Signal / WhatsApp
  192.  
  193. Telegram does not encrypt your messages by default
  194.  
  195. The server-side code is not publicly viewable / verifiable
  196.  
  197. #19
  198. That's why I'm switching to Signal.
  199.  
  200. See you on the other side!
  201.  
  202. Download
  203. signal.org/download
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