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I have WhatsApp and you can deny access to your phonebook. Everything works just fine

luckylion 6y ago
Others can still allow access to their phone book and the information stored in them about you will be transmitted and saved at Facebook, won't it? Is there a way to disable that?
- rvz 6y ago
  > Is there a way to disable that? No.
- godelski 6y ago
  Exactly this. I recently started a twitter for my academic career. Didn't share my contacts or anything (I only follow academic twitter too). I get tons of suggestions of people I know and several have followed me. The information is from their contact list because twitter knows my number and connected us. There's a clear benefit to this, but there's also privacy concerns too. The lack of control over this is what is concerning.
- croes 6y ago
  You need an account to ask FB to delete your data.
IG_Semmelweiss 6y ago
How are you able to send whatsapps to people you don't have a prior conversation with ? I am doing the same boat...and was working fine until i lost & replaced my old phone. All conversations were lost, and this makes it challenging to use whatsapp for any non-group conversations (since I can't start any).
- TrianguloY 6y ago
  You can start a conversation with any WhatsApp number by opening the url wa.me/number. The number must include the country prefix. There are also some apps and webpages that helps with this process (Disclaimer: I'm the author of one of them for Android [0]) [0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trianguloy.openInWhatsapp https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trianguloy...
unicornporn 6y ago
Last time I tried (a year ago or so) I couldn't add new people to chat to. They had to contact me first.
tito 6y ago
You can't start a group chat, only individual chats.
tito 6y ago
Without Contact access in iOS, WhatsApp blocks you from starting a group chat, but allows individual chats.
InternetUser 6y ago
As I've seen on WhatsApp on every smartphone I've had: when you download WhatsApp and tap the "New chat" icon in the upper right corner, the app SHOWS YOU a list of everyone from your phone's contact list who has a WhatsApp account. They also show the list when you click "Chat" at the bottom and then "New Group."

Others can still allow access to their phone book and the information stored in them about you will be transmitted and saved at Facebook, won't it? Is there a way to disable that?

rvz 6y ago
> Is there a way to disable that? No.
godelski 6y ago
Exactly this. I recently started a twitter for my academic career. Didn't share my contacts or anything (I only follow academic twitter too). I get tons of suggestions of people I know and several have followed me. The information is from their contact list because twitter knows my number and connected us. There's a clear benefit to this, but there's also privacy concerns too. The lack of control over this is what is concerning.
croes 6y ago
You need an account to ask FB to delete your data.

IG_Semmelweiss 6y ago

How are you able to send whatsapps to people you don't have a prior conversation with ? I am doing the same boat...and was working fine until i lost & replaced my old phone. All conversations were lost, and this makes it challenging to use whatsapp for any non-group conversations (since I can't start any).

TrianguloY 6y ago
You can start a conversation with any WhatsApp number by opening the url wa.me/number. The number must include the country prefix. There are also some apps and webpages that helps with this process (Disclaimer: I'm the author of one of them for Android [0]) [0] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trianguloy.openInWhatsapp https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.trianguloy...

unicornporn 6y ago

Last time I tried (a year ago or so) I couldn't add new people to chat to. They had to contact me first.

tito 6y ago

You can't start a group chat, only individual chats.

tito 6y ago

Without Contact access in iOS, WhatsApp blocks you from starting a group chat, but allows individual chats.

InternetUser 6y ago

As I've seen on WhatsApp on every smartphone I've had: when you download WhatsApp and tap the "New chat" icon in the upper right corner, the app SHOWS YOU a list of everyone from your phone's contact list who has a WhatsApp account. They also show the list when you click "Chat" at the bottom and then "New Group."