Under no circumstances should anyone who cares even a little bit about their privacy/security -- or their privacy/security of their family/friends/colleagues/employer/etc. -- use any product or service offered by Facebook/Meta. Their business model is based on the systematic destruction of privacy/security for profit, and everything they do is designed, built, and operated to further that end. In no particular order, here's some background reading on WhatsApp: How a WhatsApp status loophole is aiding cyberstalkers https://traced.app/2021/04/13/whatsapp-status-loophole-is-aiding-cyberstalkers/ WhatsApp Forensic Artifacts: Chats Aren't Being Deleted - Zdziarski's Blog of Things http://www.zdziarski.com/blog/?p=6143 Hole In WhatsApp For Android Lets Hackers Steal Your Conversations - TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2014/03/12/hole-in-whatsapp-for-android-lets-hackers-steal-your-conversations/ WhatsApp is officially getting ads - and I'm worried it's a slippery slope from here | TechRadar https://www.techradar.com/phones/whatsapp-is-officially-getting-ads-and-im-worried-its-a-slippery-slope-from-here WhatsApp Co-Founder Jan Koum Quits After Internal Battle With Facebook Over User Privacy https://gizmodo.com/whatsapp-founder-jan-koum-quits-after-internal-battle-w-1825669525 WhatsApp updates its Terms and Privacy Policy to mandate data-sharing with Facebook https://www.xda-developers.com/whatsapp-updates-terms-privacy-policy-mandate-data-sharing-facebook/ WhatsApp Will Stop You Messaging Contacts If You Refuse Privacy Policy https://www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-privacy-policy-data-stop-you-messaging-contacts-call-2021-5 Don't be fooled by WhatsApp's marketing fluff | Cybernews https://cybernews.com/news/whatsapp-signal-executives-battle/ ---rskReceived on Sat Jul 19 2025 - 10:04:07 EDT