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Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 days ago

Is it okay to give WhatsApp contacts permission?

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Is it okay to give WhatsApp contacts permission?

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Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 days ago

How much worse is it privacy wise for me to give them access to my contacts?

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Kangae_Hishiryo ( Kangae_Hishiryo@scribe.disroot.org )
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8 days ago
Maybe just don’t use WhatsApp at all?

Or use it in a privacy handbox like Blackbox or a work profile.

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