Artur_Gaspar

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   by Artur_Gaspar 11y ago

   "Android" as it is distributed in mobile devices has some Google proprietary components.
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   by Artur_Gaspar 11y ago

   That was the first thing I thought too. Laws are scary, lawyers are scary. Maybe npm's legal team (if they have one) concluded the Kik company was in the right, or that it was useless or not worth the risk to be taken to court.
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   by Artur_Gaspar 11y ago

   People are just going to use throwaway emails.
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   by Artur_Gaspar 11y ago

   It's not hard to not redirect bit.ly but redirect victims that click the link. Some .gov sites need the redirect for whatever reason, but they could check the referer.
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   by Artur_Gaspar 11y ago

   Yes, I believe it is possible that they don't have the data. No, I don't think they collect private messages for targeted advertising or for any purposes at all.
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   by Artur_Gaspar 11y ago

   I'm not saying Facebook is right, but following the law isn't necessarily the right thing to do, neither need one always expect punishment.
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   by Artur_Gaspar 11y ago

   As someone commented, it could be the case that Facebook/WhatsApp does not even have the data any more. Also, WhatsApp operates as a separate business from Facebook. In my opinion this looks a lot more like a display of power by the go