WhatsApp requiring more data to be shared with facebook

[Mulholland Drive]

I don't trust Facebook any further than I can throw it.

There are alternatives to both apps, and that's what I will be doing between now and Feb 8th

Mark can go to Hell!

 

[Mulholland Drive]

I'm not too happy with this, but I use Whatsapp on a daily basis to chat to my brother and SIL who are in Ireland and my friend who lives in France. Don't want to get rid of it for that reason, but am not happy about the new terms and conditions.

I work in IT and it is common knowledge that Mark Zuckerberg has already started Facebook profiling for alleged political purposes. I haven't used Facebook or any of its derivatives for a number of years for precisely that reason.

If you don't mind having your personal data farmed and passed on through numerous 3rd parties, then that's fine. But Zuckerberg is trying to create a social media monopoly by buying out rival companies and gathering even more data about people, and who they are, what they do, where they live and what their politics are.

All rather creepy and unlikely to some people's eyes, but from an IT perspective its common knowledge that this has been happening exponentially over the last 5 years or so.

 

[Petelgeuse]

I use Signal, I quite like it, recommend anyone giving it a go.
I ditched Google as my search engine/browser and use Duckduckgo as well.

 

[Yel]

From Feb 8th you either have to accept to share more data or cease using the service.

I'd really like the app to die a death and for facebook to lose control.

Is anyone trying to get their friends and family to switch apps? Signal is growing

People do have the power to end these monopolies, but I wonder if it's just grown too big and people are too lazy.

WhatsApp's new privacy policy requires you to share data with Facebook

Comes into effect on February 8

www.techradar.com

 

[mcfeez]

I’m sure I read that GDPR means the change doesn’t apply to UK/EU

THIS! ^^ WhatsApp and Facebook to share users' data outside Europe and UK - BBC News

EU and the UK need to accept new terms but will not be subject to the data sharing changes.

The article in the original post is US based.

 

[Giggling Squid]

I’m sure I read that GDPR means the change doesn’t apply to UK/EU

 

[lemonlime]

I would love to change, it's not even the friends and family that are truly holding me back but unfortunately the groupchats are used for work communication (which I hate tbh) and unless they decide to switch, I am stuck. So sick of this issue, it's like being cornered into a wall. Deleted my Facebook for good a couple of years ago and you can't get rid of them can you?

 

[idk2]

Morally, I want to say fuck facebook and ditch the whole app altogether. However, logically I know I use it more than my messages and that wont be possible as all my group chats are on there too. I don't have FB - I do have Instagram but dont post anymore. I haven't accepted the new terms yet, does anyone know the specifics of the data they're collecting?

 

[bolimepipi]

i haven't used facebook in years, have not missed it once, don't see why i wouldn't ditch whatsapp either
if someone reeeally has to contact me, they'll find a way i guess

 

[Pinkblush]

Telegram messenger seems to be gaining more and more followers and its not owned by facebook. I haven't delved into the pros and cons yet but no doubt in a few years time marcus will own that too.

 

[DCICassieStuart]

I'm not too happy with this, but I use Whatsapp on a daily basis to chat to my brother and SIL who are in Ireland and my friend who lives in France. Don't want to get rid of it for that reason, but am not happy about the new terms and conditions.

 

[Mulholland Drive]

What is actually happening? I know o sound like an idiot asking, but there’s no such thing as a stupid question and it’s safe in here right?!

Will they put all my deepest darkest secret WhatsApp bitchin messages onto my Facebook profile?

This might offer a few clues ....

https://www.xda-developers.com/what...-private-messages-many-migrate-to-signal/amp/

 

[TravellingPants]

I can’t be doing with the faff of changing... I am fully OK with the notion that nothing we do online is private and I act accordingly. I don’t think any of the alternatives are creating their apps out of altruism either, users will always be the ‘product.

 

[gliblyglobbo]

Disappointed but not surprised :/ honestly I don't really have any other options for keeping in touch with people unfortunately as my friends are unreliable and my family is just a band of technophobes who can barely copy and paste

 

[AnderbeauJohnson]

The landlord uses it as a group chat to manage tradespeople times/inspections/issues so I'll have to keep it just for that. I don't really use it otherwise though.

 

[Ohflogoff]

What is actually happening? I know o sound like an idiot asking, but there’s no such thing as a stupid question and it’s safe in here right?!

Will they put all my deepest darkest secret WhatsApp bitchin messages onto my Facebook profile?

 

[McNuggets]

I don’t have Facebook. Does it still affect me?