The privacy policy was never "walked back", they decided to do it anyway after the controversy (on HN and other platforms) died down. Here's a newer article sh

The privacy policy was never "walked back", they decided to do it anyway after the controversy (on HN and other platforms) died down. Here's a newer article showing the metadata being sent to Facebook (presumably for advertising purposes), it includes your phone number, device ID, and location. https://www.androidauthority.com/whatsapp-privacy-1189873/ https://www.androidauthority.com/whatsapp-privacy-1189873/