... the app (WhatsApp) was purchased by Meta and was eventually integrated with Facebook. A huge backlash occurred because no one trusts Meta.
Probably can't read the content, but access to the individual message content is beside the point. WhatsApp/Facebook/Meta now (after early 2021) enforces acceptance of its all-encompassing Terms of Service. This basically allows Facebook/Meta access to most of the contents of your phone, except for what Apple has buttoned up. And allows Facebook/Meta to actually USE the gathered data any way it chooses. Below are the mandatory Terms of Service (screenshots from my wife's iPhone in 2021). There is zero chance that I would ever allow Facebook/Meta access to this information in my phone. I truly cannot understand why anyone would knowingly agree to this:... WhatsApp - Meta (Facebook) can read you meta data - who you send messages to, when you send them, etc. If you believe them, they can't read the content.
Statistics: Posted by KeepingEyesOpen — Sun Feb 16, 2025 11:02 pm