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As much as I dislike Zuck, I think WhatsApp is being honest about what's happening, if you follow the link on that page to https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/secu
by netsharc 6y ago
As much as I dislike Zuck, I think WhatsApp is being honest about what's happening, if you follow the link on that page to https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/security-and-privacy/about-new-business-features-and-whatsapps-privacy-policy-update https://faq.whatsapp.com/general/security-and-privacy/about-...
I.e. it's more about allowing sharing ad viewership data between the platforms (FB, IG, WA). "But WhatsApp has no ads?", well, I guess in February^W March, Zuck's going to pop up on your phone and say "Surprise, motherfucker!".
On the topic of businesses, I remember booking a domestic plane ticket in Asia, giving the travel agency my phone number, and getting WhatsApp messages from the agency's business account. I guess there were no concerns about data privacy laws there...
- dylan604 6y ago> well, I guess in February^W March, Zuck's going to pop up on your phone and say "Surprise, motherfucker!". This made me chuckle. I could totally see this becoming a thing, but I'm imagining it like Microsoft's Clippy. You're doing your normal thing using an app, when all of a sudden this caricature of The Zuck pops out of the lower corner and screams "I see you are looking at a post from someone in your friends list. Wouldn't you rather look at this <insert random thing> instead?" The harder/faster you swipe to make him go away the more insistent he gets.