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WhatsApp to restrict features if you refuse Facebook data sharing.

WhatsApp: Accounts refusing Facebook data sharing will not be deleted

WhatsApp says that it will not delete or deactivate the accounts of users who oppose its latest privacy policy update that requires sharing data with Facebook companies.

The company backtracks on a previous decision that gave its users a harsh ultimatum to accept sharing their data with Facebook if they want to continue using their account or, as an alternative, to delete their accounts.

The policy updates pushed by WhatsApp since the start of 2021 show a 180-degree shift compared to last year's privacy policy that allowed users to choose not to have their account info shared with Facebook.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/technology/whatsapp-to-restrict-features-if-you-refuse-facebook-data-sharing/

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WhatsApp breaks App Store guidelines by limiting functionality for users who do not accept new privacy policy — Apple Scoop
https://applescoop.org/story/whatsapp-breaks-app-store-guidelines-by-limiting-functionality-for-users-who-do-not-accept-new-privacy-policy

No WhatsApp did NOT scrap its Privacy Policy | May 15th Deadline
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I've said this again and again..

A centralized service is always bound to fail. In proportion to their userbase.

Telegram, WhatsApp, Facebook, YouTube, Signal are temporary. Look into federated/decentralized solutions.

WhatsApp’s New Privacy Policy Just Kicked In. Here’s What You Need to Know

Instead of a hard cutoff, the messaging app will gradually degrade and eventually cease to function if you don’t accept the changes.

The changes sparked a major backlash, though, because they inadvertently highlighted WhatsApp's years-old policy of sharing certain user data, like phone numbers, with parent company Facebook. Rather than change the policy that sparked the controversy, WhatsApp instead moved the deadline for users to accept it from the original date of February 8 to Saturday. If you don't? WhatsApp will become unusable.

https://www.wired.com/story/whatsapp-privacy-policy-facebook-data-sharing/

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Apple’s China team warned Mr. Cook that China could shut down iCloud in the country if it did not comply with the new cybersecurity law.

So Mr. Cook agreed to move the personal data of his Chinese customers to the servers of a Chinese state-owned company. That led to a project known inside Apple as “Golden Gate.”

Apple encrypts customers’ private data in its iCloud service. But for most of that information, Apple also has the digital keys to unlock that encryption.

Apple Shares Hilarious New ‘Tracked’ Ad Showcasing App Tracking in Real World

Apple today shared a new ‘Tracked’ ad on its YouTube channel showcasing how the app tracking works in the real world, and what’s the importance of app tracking transparency.

⚠️ Don't misunderstand iPhone for privacy though. It is just to portray how tracking works, sort of.

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Microsoft to end Windows 10 support on October 14th, 2025

https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/14/22533018/microsoft-windows-10-end-support-date

RMS was right https://stallman.org/microsoft.html

P.S. Mozilla is basically owned by Google imo. With the 500M/year they don't care about your privacy.

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