Source: WhatsApp updates its terms and privacy policy and you may want to read the fine print | Digit
Source: WhatsApp updates its terms and privacy policy and you may want to read the fine print | Digit
WhatsApp users will have to agree to new terms to continue using the service
Source: WhatsApp updates its terms and privacy policy and you may want to read the fine print | Digit
Who didn't see this coming? Did you really think Facebook acquired WhatsApp just to sit on it?
Got the pop-up again today. Not planning to accept till last day.
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Would delete my whatsapp account soon.
A funny outcome of this is Elon musk asking his Twitter followers to use Signal led to the rise in stock of a company that's completely unrelated
Source : Elon Musk told his followers to 'use Signal,' leading to 1,100% surge in unrelated stock with similar name
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Source : Elon Musk told his followers to 'use Signal,' leading to 1,100% surge in unrelated stock with similar name
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^^ Yup. That was funny.
Also, since I quit WA altogether (which I did to FB couple of days back), I have following plan:
1. Take backups of important contacts. Manually.
2. Delete all chat history.
3. Restrict all permissions to WA.
4. Disable cloud backup feature. (That I should have done long time ago anyway).
5. Not connect anyone on WA, and even if I do, don't talk any personal information.
One last thing I would also do, is to provide Telegram contact information on my WA status.
Also, since I quit WA altogether (which I did to FB couple of days back), I have following plan:
1. Take backups of important contacts. Manually.
2. Delete all chat history.
3. Restrict all permissions to WA.
4. Disable cloud backup feature. (That I should have done long time ago anyway).
5. Not connect anyone on WA, and even if I do, don't talk any personal information.
One last thing I would also do, is to provide Telegram contact information on my WA status.
Meanwhile private group chats and contacts of whatsapp showing up on Google Search WhatsApp’s Private Groups Can Be Seen by Anyone via Google
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Never did enable cloud chat. And glad I didn't. Knew there could be a catch. Good thing I didn't upload all chats and media in plaintext to Google.^^ Yup. That was funny.
Also, since I quit WA altogether (which I did to FB couple of days back), I have following plan:
1. Take backups of important contacts. Manually.
2. Delete all chat history.
3. Restrict all permissions to WA.
4. Disable cloud backup feature. (That I should have done long time ago anyway).
5. Not connect anyone on WA, and even if I do, don't talk any personal information.
One last thing I would also do, is to provide Telegram contact information on my WA status.
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I am going to use DP that says moving to Telegram/Signal so people can find me there before deleting WA, though its really hard to switch but we have to do it.
*lifestyle.livemint.com/news/talkin...-from-whatsapp-to-signal-111610359527200.html
lmao
^^
Lol, NASA and UNESCo, Never give awards to apps (Rather why shud they, one is a space org. and other is for culture)
That sanskrit code, can not be used for android and iOS app making.
surprising that people got fooled by it.
"Unkills" are also on reddit
Lol, NASA and UNESCo, Never give awards to apps (Rather why shud they, one is a space org. and other is for culture)
That sanskrit code, can not be used for android and iOS app making.
surprising that people got fooled by it.
"Unkills" are also on reddit
No, but there is a subreddit called /r/theunkillnetwork dedicated to sharing and propagating viral whatsapp messages."Unkills" are also on reddit
Yeah, it's fabricated because Indians tend to react positively to such messages.
That place is real creep. Full of Pseudo-Patriotism. Like, Half of these cringe messages being shared on whatsapp dont make sense.
It may even become reason for Zuckerberg to make whatsapp subscription based (jk)
Lol. That subreddit was started actually to mock those messages. It actually is a satirical subreddit.That place is real creep. Full of Pseudo-Patriotism. Like, Half of these cringe messages being shared on whatsapp dont make sense.
It may even become reason for Zuckerberg to make whatsapp subscription based (jk)
WhatsApp has now delayed the deadline to 15 May. This is extremely clever, IMO, as the users are likely going to accept the prompt whenever it comes up thinking 15 May is a long time away, and then forget about it.
On a different note, maybe we should get together and start a Digit matrix server.
On a different note, maybe we should get together and start a Digit matrix server.
Sure, let me read up on it a bit. See how feasible it is.
Perhaps we can run it on krow dot me.
We're more than set with signal though. I can't think of more than 5 names who currently use matrix or advocate for it.
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Maybe that's because not enough people know about it.
Maybe Matrix isn't quite ready for daily driver usage, but the fact that its federated makes it so appealing to me.
There is a digit WA group? How does one get in?
Hopefully that moves to signal or discord soon
Hopefully that moves to signal or discord soon
You do that today and telegram will change their policies sooner or later
Hence, something self hosted, ala MatrixYou do that today and telegram will change their policies sooner or later
then will move to other appsYou do that today and telegram will change their policies sooner or later
Its business so there will be adds but my coworker shared her story and i was shocked
She had an argument on WA with her husband and as soon she checkrf FB there were adds from lawyers, second time she was talking about MBA courses and then checks FB, same result. Lastly she was talking to her sister regarding some promotions on a website and she gets an adward on FB yet again so this means they are checking our chat messages in real-time using algorithms. Thats just too much, unless she missed something its really bad to know our 1-1 chats are not secure
This is very common now. You can uninstall a hidden facebook app (that is installed in probably all phone even if you don't have facebook installed) .. it might help..then will move to other apps
Its business so there will be adds but my coworker shared her story and i was shocked
She had an argument on WA with her husband and as soon she checkrf FB there were adds from lawyers, second time she was talking about MBA courses and then checks FB, same result. Lastly she was talking to her sister regarding some promotions on a website and she gets an adward on FB yet again so this means they are checking our chat messages in real-time using algorithms. Thats just too much, unless she missed something its really bad to know our 1-1 chats are not secure
Whatsapp is free so we are the product
then will move to other apps
Its business so there will be adds but my coworker shared her story and i was shocked
She had an argument on WA with her husband and as soon she checkrf FB there were adds from lawyers, second time she was talking about MBA courses and then checks FB, same result. Lastly she was talking to her sister regarding some promotions on a website and she gets an adward on FB yet again so this means they are checking our chat messages in real-time using algorithms. Thats just too much, unless she missed something its really bad to know our 1-1 chats are not secure
Victim of Targeted Advertising but it's everywhere nowadays
*edu.gcfglobal.org/en/thenow/what-is-targeted-advertising/1/
And whatsapp sending user data to FB for years :
*techcrunch.com/2016/08/25/whatsapp...cebook-for-ad-targeting-heres-how-to-opt-out/
A lot of the problems around privacy here because we don't have data privacy laws in place, and the bill has been committee'd
Even if there are a lot of bills a lot of data will be shared. Many users I know who've never used Instagram see people they've only ever rarely spoken in whatsapp as suggested.
This happens even if all permissions are switched off. I'm sure many among us also has seen this happen as well.
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This happens even if all permissions are switched off. I'm sure many among us also has seen this happen as well.
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I do not agree with the new WhatsApp policy why they change policy it's very horrible now they use user data for doing many things like ads or share users data with another platform this is not good for us.
they change it because they want money and people are using whatsapp for free so they want to use the data of these people. for them, it is not another platform but the parent company.
as per the current situation, if you don't like it, stop using it and start using something else.
Wow, that's really shocking, thought WA chats were End to End encrypted.then will move to other apps
Its business so there will be adds but my coworker shared her story and i was shocked
She had an argument on WA with her husband and as soon she checkrf FB there were adds from lawyers, second time she was talking about MBA courses and then checks FB, same result. Lastly she was talking to her sister regarding some promotions on a website and she gets an adward on FB yet again so this means they are checking our chat messages in real-time using algorithms. Thats just too much, unless she missed something its really bad to know our 1-1 chats are not secure
Acc. To agreement, only chats between and with buisness account will be used. So if someone doesn't chat with buisness account, theoretically they should not care about it.
all the banks and financial institutions have business accounts on WA. does this means all the interactions including WA banking will be compromised?
According to wa's policy, yes. They need to switch and stop using whatsapp buisness.
and the banks and other financial institutions are conveniently silent
Why will they go against it,? In india we don't have any privacy laws like us and eu, more than half the population doesnt know about it.
yes in a way one orgn might get some data about other orgn's customers and can try to get them.
I am sad that due to this ongoing rise of pandemic, WA terms will be the last thing someone would care about.
And in the heat of things will accept the terms. Good strategy of WA to delay the deadline to accept the terms.
And in the heat of things will accept the terms. Good strategy of WA to delay the deadline to accept the terms.
Slight update to this news. Apparently they won't delete accounts anymore but inhibit accounts
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they also said they may delete inactive accounts.
no prizes to guess how regular accounts will turn inactive.
Deleted whatsapp longtime...its a inferior product/service as compared to telegram. A lot of my contacts have also adopted telegram. Thats the only solution to whatsapp .
I can confirm that, saw my team member account got deleted when it was inactive since Dec 2020
this is a planned strategy to force people to accept or stop using wa
*techcrunch.com/2021/05/19/india-tells-whatsapp-to-withdraw-its-new-policy-terms/
It's weird that my family members have been getting this "prompt" to accept new terms, but me myself haven't experienced any prompts.
Maybe they are only sending to unsuspecting users?
Maybe they are only sending to unsuspecting users?
are you sure you or no one on your phone has already accepted it by mistake?It's weird that my family members have been getting this "prompt" to accept new terms, but me myself haven't experienced any prompts.
Maybe they are only sending to unsuspecting users?
Definitely not. Only I use my phone.
i asked because i have seen 2-3 people clicking on it in haste by mistake while opening wa
Perhaps because you may have already accepted by mistake?It's weird that my family members have been getting this "prompt" to accept new terms, but me myself haven't experienced any prompts.
Maybe they are only sending to unsuspecting users?
Yes. That is the reason. A lot of us, including myself accepted it by mistake and there is no way to revoke acceptance. I have since deleted my whatsapp.
This guy gives a good analysis of the claims of Whatsapp vs Telegram w.r.t. security and end-to-end encryption.
He also tries to be as unbiased as possible and comments on the state of both of them and tries to consider all possible threats that an end user can face as well as the fallacies regarding end-to-end encryption.
*germano.dev/whatsapp-vs-telegram/
He also tries to be as unbiased as possible and comments on the state of both of them and tries to consider all possible threats that an end user can face as well as the fallacies regarding end-to-end encryption.
I haven't accepted it yet. I just click on the X button everytime I open Whatsapp. Finally got fed up and uninstalled the app after putting a status message that I will be available on Signal or Telegram.