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

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530 points mdhb | 2 comments | 29 Aug 25 12:01 UTC | HN request time: 0.105s | source
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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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1. rpgbr ◴[29 Aug 25 14:24 UTC] No.45064555[source]▶
I treat WhatsApp as a hostile app[1], which means I deny any access to my stuff even if I get a subpar experience. In places where it's required (as where I live), this is the bare minimum a privacy-minded person can do.

[1] https://manualdousuario.net/en/a-less-affectionate-approach-...

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2. WA ◴[29 Aug 25 20:33 UTC] No.45069064[source]▶
Yeah but other people share their contact list with WhatsApp and they have you in there, with your name and phone number and possibly more info.

I never understood why Apple allows access to the full address book including all Apple-specific settings such as "spouse" and "home address" that are useful within iOS. There should be a minimal permission mode: name and phone number only.