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Author:  pcernie [ Thu Aug 25, 2016 7:19 pm ]
Post subject:  WhatsApp to give users' phone numbers to Facebook for ads
WhatsApp to give users' phone numbers to Facebook for targeted ads | Technology | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... rgeted-ads

My mates barely use WhatsApp now so I might just ditch it. But especially if it's clearly on it's way to selling your data, as was inevitable.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Fri Aug 26, 2016 7:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: WhatsApp to give users' phone numbers to Facebook for ad
Half my mates use Viber and the other half use Tengi.
Everyone I know ditched Whatsapp years ago.
Author:  cloaked_wolf [ Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:23 am ]
Post subject:  Re: WhatsApp to give users' phone numbers to Facebook for ad
I used Viber in the beginning when it was good for phone calls abroad. But ditched it because no one else really used it.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Fri Aug 26, 2016 8:30 am ]
Post subject:  Re: WhatsApp to give users' phone numbers to Facebook for ad
I've only been using Tengi for a few months. My missus got a £5 Amazon voucher of of it last month.
Author:  big_D [ Fri Aug 26, 2016 10:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: WhatsApp to give users' phone numbers to Facebook for ad
They will end up in court, again, here in Germany, if they try that. It is illegal.
Author:  pcernie [ Sat Aug 27, 2016 11:08 am ]
Post subject:  Re: WhatsApp to give users' phone numbers to Facebook for ad
How do I choose not to share my account information with Facebook to improve my Facebook ads and products experiences?

https://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/26000016

However

Quote:
The Facebook family of companies will still receive and use this information for other purposes such as improving infrastructure and delivery systems, understanding how our services or theirs are used, securing systems, and fighting spam, abuse, or infringement activities.


Terms appeared when I went into WhatsApp today so I followed step one - still thinking about ditching it though. Allegedly they're breaching an agreement with the FTC from 2012

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... vacy-users
Author:  MaryBurnett [ Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:40 am ]
Post subject:  Re: WhatsApp to give users' phone numbers to Facebook for ad
I had to threaten Facebook with court to remove my personal details from their system.
I have never ever signed up for ANY social media application, yet they still collected and stored my details.
Their excuse was that some relative had signed up and they were just completing their profile. I had to remind them about the data protection act which specifically excludes the collection and saving of private data without permission.

They should be called antisocial media!!
Author:  paulzolo [ Mon Aug 29, 2016 7:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: WhatsApp to give users' phone numbers to Facebook for ad
MaryBurnett wrote:
I had to threaten Facebook with court to remove my personal details from their system.
I have never ever signed up for ANY social media application, yet they still collected and stored my details.
Their excuse was that some relative had signed up and they were just completing their profile. I had to remind them about the data protection act which specifically excludes the collection and saving of private data without permission.

They should be called antisocial media!!


Any page on the web that has a FaceBook “Like” button will be a direct link back to FaceBook HQ (short, technical infobite: it uses an HTML iFrame load the button from FaceBook’s domain sp it can access their cookies for any domain you visit). What you’ll need to do is clear out any FaceBook cookies every so often, as they will be dropping them in and tracking them.

You probably will want to install an Ad Blocker (your browser supplier will help you with this) and blacklist FaceBook, Twitter, and others who may be tracking you.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Tue Aug 30, 2016 7:38 am ]
Post subject:  Re: WhatsApp to give users' phone numbers to Facebook for ad
This is why I have my browser set to delete cookies every time it shuts down. I also have the 'better privacy' and 'noscript' plugins.
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