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Whatsapp still sends (for now) way less data than Facebook and also has much better security. I wonder how long it will continue.

• lotsofpulp 9y ago
  WhatsApp sends the most important one, your social graph aka contact list and how often and when you interact with whom. I also assume the content of the messages you send and receive can be read and monitored.
  • privong 9y ago
    > I also assume the content of the messages you send and receive can be read and monitored. Whatsapp uses the Signal protocol for message encryption[0], so they ostensibly cannot read your messages. They probably have a good handle on who you talk to and when, though. [0] https://signal.org/blog/whatsapp-complete/ https://signal.org/blog/whatsapp-complete/
  • mdellavo 9y ago
    They could obscure cell numbers too - they chose not to