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WhatsApp is making a massive change to the way it saves your contacts (www.theverge.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by misk@sopuli.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So meta doesnt know who and when you are talking to?

[–] markstos@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

They cannot see phone numbers of contacts, no.

[–] geography082@lemm.ee 0 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Is the code open ?

[–] markstos@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

No. The Signal app offers similar functionality to WhatsApp core features and is open.

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 0 points 3 weeks ago

Signal leaks meta data lol

[–] lemmeBe@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

Of course not. And the often repeated "they use Signal protocol" means diddly squat because the code is closed source. They took Signal protocol at some point, forked it and did good knows what with it since experts cannot review it. 🙄