Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 day agoSignal is the No. 1 downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why?techcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square76fedilinkarrow-up1225
arrow-up1225external-linkSignal is the No. 1 downloaded app in the Netherlands. But why?techcrunch.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Privacy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square76fedilink
minus-squareeasily3667@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 hours agoIt requires access to your contacts to work on Android. That is, you cannot type in a phone number. That’s an intentional choice.
minus-squareOf the Air (cele/celes)linkfedilinkarrow-up6·14 hours agoOh, that’s yucky. Thanks for the information, we haven’t used it since it got bought by Facebook.
minus-squaresolarvector@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·16 hours agohttps://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=en https://www.meta.com/legal/privacy-policy/
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It requires access to your contacts to work on Android. That is, you cannot type in a phone number. That’s an intentional choice.
Oh, that’s yucky. Thanks for the information, we haven’t used it since it got bought by Facebook.
https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy?lang=en
https://www.meta.com/legal/privacy-policy/
Thank you!