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That 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
by cassianoleal 6y ago
That 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.