Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 10 days agoSignal is the No. 1 downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why?techcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1external-linkSignal is the No. 1 downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why?techcrunch.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 10 days agomessage-square69fedilink
minus-squaresem@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoWhat are the major differences between what you can do on Whatsapp vs Signal?
minus-squareeasily3667@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoWhatsapp let’s you donate your contact list and social network to meta for them to resell.
minus-squaresolarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 days agohttps://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=en https://www.meta.com/legal/privacy-policy/
minus-squareeasily3667@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoIt requires access to your contacts to work on Android. That is, you cannot type in a phone number. That’s an intentional choice.
What are the major differences between what you can do on Whatsapp vs Signal?
Whatsapp let’s you donate your contact list and social network to meta for them to resell.
Source?
https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=en
https://www.meta.com/legal/privacy-policy/
It requires access to your contacts to work on Android. That is, you cannot type in a phone number. That’s an intentional choice.