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- #01
- (I will delete WhatsApp at the beginning of February.)
- Why that?
- #02
- You have probably seen this message in WhatsApp:
- [Please provide a screenshot in your language]
- #03
- Let me guess...
- You have already clicked on "Accept"?
- Maybe... π
- But what have you actually agreed to?
- Good question...
- Basically nothing new...
- #04
- WhatsApp has been sharing your data with Facebook for a while
- They have now determined on what legal basis this will happen and asked you for your consent.
- But isn't WhatsApp encrypted?
- Yes...
- #05
- WhatsApp & Facebook do not know what you write or send, because the messages are encrypted.
- But...
- #06
- WhatsApp knows your:
- Contacts
- your entire contact list + mobile numbers
- Usage Data
- Product Interactions
- Advertising informations
- Identities
- User IDβ¨Device ID
- IP Adresses
- #07
- And...
- Purchase History
- Payment Info
- Location
- Contact Info
- E-Mail
- Mobile Number
- Diagnostics
- Crash data etc.
- #08
- furthermore
- unencrypted...
- Metadata
- What is that???
- #09
- Metadata includes (among others):
- when
- - you are online
- - you write with whom
- how
- - long you write with whom
- - much you write with whom
- - you use Whatsapp (Phone, PC, etc.)
- and from where you do all that.
- ok... now what?
- #10
- From these can be derived, for example:
- with whom you had contact when and where
- when you are awake & when you go to sleep
- which doctors you go to
- who you write a lot and who not at all
- when you are at work
- when you are sick or when & where you go on vacation
- #11
- In India, it is already possible to send money via WhatsApp. If this becomes possible globally:
- what you bought and when
- how you paid for it
- what you can generally afford
- ok... π³
- And what does WhatsApp do with these findings?
- #12
- WhatsApp / Facebook creates profiles from all that data and sells it to other companies to show you ads.
- The GDPR prevents certain data collection, but FB has often looked for & used loopholes in the past, and will do so again. After all, thatβs their business model.
- #13
- Besides the data already mentioned here, Facebook also knows other things about you.
- You probably know these Facebook apps:
- They also collect metadata (some of them even more than WA) and are easy for Facebook to link to you.
- Even if you don't use any of these services, Facebook knows you better than you think.
- How so?
- #14
- Facebook is integrated into many websites & apps.
- Even in those where you do not expect it.
- Facebook knows, for example, when you visit which website, what you do there, buy/order and what you are interested in.
- That's not so bad. β¨I have nothing to hide.
- Are you sure?
- #15
- Would you hand a stranger your unlocked phone and say, "I agree to let you look through everything." ?
- More likely not...
- See
- Okay, and how do we escape WhatsApp's hunger for data? Do we have to write letters now?
- No π
- #16
- There are good alternatives:
- - works like WhatsApp
- - encrypts your messages
- - does not link any data to you, or sell any data
- - financed by donations, not by selling data
- #17
- Does Signal have the same features as WA?
- With a few exceptions: β¨
- Yes
- β profile picture
- β voice messages
- β send pictures & videos
- β voice and video calls
- β group chats
- β pin/archive/delete chats
- β delete messages
- β disappearing messages
- β GIFs and stickers
- β darkmode
- and much more
- #18
- Can't we use Telegram instead?
- Telegram is not better than WhatsApp:
- Telegram does not use a protocol as secure as Signal / WhatsApp
- Telegram does not encrypt your messages by default
- The server-side code is not publicly viewable / verifiable
- #19
- That's why I'm switching to Signal.
- See you on the other side!
- Download
- signal.org/download
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