I know What's Up. Facebook just bought the world's largest (and unlisted) mobile phone number directory:
WhatsApp's convenient 'matching by phone number' feature uploads of all of your phone contacts to their servers. Though positioned as one of the good guys, they too had their price.
With this acquisition, FB bought the ultimate data set of users and leads, and with it secured access to the last remnants of your privacy.
Your fake name/profile on FB will no longer protect you. Your friend's contact list spilled the beans months ago...
Uninstalling WhatsApp now, though I realize that after several lovely years might just be too late already.
WhatsApp's convenient 'matching by phone number' feature uploads of all of your phone contacts to their servers. Though positioned as one of the good guys, they too had their price.
With this acquisition, FB bought the ultimate data set of users and leads, and with it secured access to the last remnants of your privacy.
Your fake name/profile on FB will no longer protect you. Your friend's contact list spilled the beans months ago...
Uninstalling WhatsApp now, though I realize that after several lovely years might just be too late already.
Cat, bag, out of. Such wow. Much sad.