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I don’t know the details and would love to know. However if I were asked to “get this done”, this is what I’d do: The user’s phone number is a unique ID as far
by signal11 6y ago
I don’t know the details and would love to know. However if I were asked to “get this done”, this is what I’d do:
The user’s phone number is a unique ID as far as WhatsApp is concerned, so any metadata related to phone numbers in the “European region” (eg numbers starting with +33, +44, +49, etc) would be treated as if the 2020-era privacy policy applies.
- cassianoleal 6y agoThat wouldn't cover, for example, for people who are EU residents but still hold phone numbers from outside of the EU. That was my case until recently, and of many other expats I know.
- signal11 6y agoI appreciate your quandary, but I wonder if most people realise how little explicit profile data WhatsApp has for its users. It doesn’t have a name, country of residence, ... anything really. Just a phone number. I know looking at a phone number’s country code is imperfect, but pretty much every other method is problematic too. * the most explicit would be for EU residents to contact WhatsApp with proof of residency. Unfortunately it creates a vast bureaucracy and most people should be wary of sharing scans of their documents, with Facebook of all companies. * The WhatsApp app could look at which network the phone it’s on is connected to. If it’s a EU network (say connected to a EU network for 6+ months to filter out tourists), protections could apply, but I this would probably adversely impact EU nationals in non-EU countries. So yes, a number of options are possible, each have pros and cons. How far Facebook would go would depend on regulatory direction, almost certainly.