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I hate to defend Facebook/Meta but HN title is pretty blatantly missing context. Even the linked post says: > In most cases, law enforcement sends Facebook a
by Calvin02 5y ago
I hate to defend Facebook/Meta but HN title is pretty blatantly missing context.
Even the linked post says:
> In most cases, law enforcement sends Facebook a search warrant or a government-issued subpoena for data. But Facebook policy also allows for “emergency requests,” where the tech giant will voluntarily hand over data outside of the legal process when police claim a case involves death or “potential bodily harm.”
So, it is unlikely that Facebook/Meta is just sharing your chat history over without just cause.
Regardless, you should be using Signal or WhatsApp for your chats anyways.
- ssss11 5y agoA sibling poster mentions when an emergency is announced that they do indeed hand it over - I do wonder though is that for USA, or all countries. I’m curious why you recommend WhatsApp use when it’s a Meta/FB asset and they calamitously announced that your data will be shared with the rest of their entity (last year?) even though they swore they wouldn’t when they acquired WhatsApp. This event was the cause for millions of people to leave WhatsApp and cause Signal to be a mainstream competitor.