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Some users have noticed settings that let Meta analyze and retain phone photos

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530 points mdhb | 8 comments | 29 Aug 25 12:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.749s | source | bottom
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brk ◴[29 Aug 25 12:24 UTC] No.45063156[source]▶
I've removed all Meta apps other than Whatsapp (and I don't love that). I haven't had the Facebook app on my phone in well over a decade. Had Instagram for a while, I was casually active on it, but Meta just keeps convincing me not to be trusted.

Facebook mobile is a suboptimal experience, which is fine, it just reminds me to use it less.

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biinjo ◴[29 Aug 25 12:32 UTC] No.45063235[source]▶
I was going to proudly boast that I don’t have any Meta apps on my phone. Got rid of FB a long time ago, never jumped on the Instagram train.

Then I your post and now I realize I’m still in the Meta world. Forgot about whatsapp for a second.

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1. lazide ◴[29 Aug 25 12:37 UTC] No.45063286[source]▶
There is a reason they paid so much for it. In a lot of the world, they’re essentially required.
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2. Contortion ◴[29 Aug 25 12:59 UTC] No.45063534[source]▶
And next to impossible to get rid of. I would much rather use Signal but convincing even privacy-conscious people to switch is an uphill battle.
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3. mrbombastic ◴[29 Aug 25 13:19 UTC] No.45063760[source]▶
Signal is quite good these days for what it is worth. My whole family switched and hasn’t missed whatsapp. That said I am still stuck on whatsapp, it is basically the only messaging app people use in a lot of the world and used by a ton of businesses.
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5. reorder9695 ◴[29 Aug 25 14:35 UTC] No.45064685[source]▶
I find a lot of people (including myself) had a pretty bad experience with Signal years ago, and it has put them off using it today.
6. tholdem ◴[29 Aug 25 14:43 UTC] No.45064798[source]▶
Maybe once the ads start showing on Whatsapp it gets easier to convince people to switch.
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7. trinix912 ◴[29 Aug 25 19:56 UTC] No.45068667{3}[source]▶
There are ads on Viber and people aren’t convinced to switch to Whatsapp either.
8. touristtam ◴[30 Aug 25 21:28 UTC] No.45078163{3}[source]▶
Convenience and habit will trump the annoyance of having to see adverts.