This seems kind of pointless. I don't think anybody believed Whatsapp wasn't storing phonebooks/location/etc before the Facebook merger, and I'm pretty sure nob

This seems kind of pointless. I don't think anybody believed Whatsapp wasn't storing phonebooks/location/etc before the Facebook merger, and I'm pretty sure nobody really believes Facebook won't in the future. Comes across as desperate to stop... something? Did I miss the outcry against this merger somewhere?