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On iOS you can remove access to the contacts for individual apps. I did so for WhatsApp this morning. Privacy -> Contacts -> App Name https://apple.stackexcha
by philshem 6y ago
On iOS you can remove access to the contacts for individual apps. I did so for WhatsApp this morning.
Privacy -> Contacts -> App Name
https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/272067/ https://apple.stackexchange.com/a/272067/ (scroll down)
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The real problem is that other people have me as their contacts, and don't mind sharing with FB or whatever other companies.
- ninkendo 6y agoOh I'm aware I can revoke access to contacts (or in my case, never allow it in the first place.) I'm just saying the user experience is broken when you don't allow it. Telegram won't let you just add contacts locally within the app (ie. stored privately within the Telegram app.) WhatsApp I think had a similarly bad experience. You try to tap "Add contact" and it just tries to access your device contacts again. No thanks. I want my chat apps to have their own database of contacts, with basic CRUD for adding/removing them, which stays in that app. I don't need them getting a dump of the hundreds of contacts I have on my phone so that they can upload all of it to their servers and "suggest" friends (and likely, sell the data.) Hosting my contact information on their servers and using invite codes/etc would work fine too (especially if it's pseudonymous.) But no, you can't get a dump of my whole contact database just so I can keep track of who I talk to.