And if so, why exactly? It says it’s end-to-end encrypted. The metadata isn’t. But what is metadata and is it bad that it’s not? Are there any other problematic things?

I think I have a few answers for these questions, but I was wondering if anyone else has good answers/explanations/links to share where I can inform myself more.

  • Azzu@lemm.eeOP
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    vor 1 Jahr

    What use is this knowledge through metadata to them? Let’s say I have no Facebook account and no other apps by Meta. There are no ads within WhatsApp. What do they gain by having this data about me?

    • amanneedsamaid@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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      vor 1 Jahr

      They know your relationships with other people, and could infer things about you which will be stored in their servers regardless of whether you have a Facebook account, I believe if you search for “shadow accounts” you can read more about that

    • noodlejetski@lemm.ee
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      vor 1 Jahr

      they can sell the information tied to your phone number or IP address to other companies, so they in turn now what ads to bombard you with.