WhatsApp is not private.
Whenever I say this, I seem to upset someone. The reason it upsets people is that they want to believe the lie.
Belief can be both powerful and dangerous. Anyone who believes that we cannot see everything you say or share on WhatsApp has been deceived.
Many of my fellow Americans wanted to believe that COVID was “just a cold.” Five years later, there are still people who cling to that belief — and they get upset if you say otherwise. Belief can be a foolish thing, just as it can be a dangerous one.
Spying on you is profitable. But it’s also a legal requirement: under U.S. law, any provider can be held liable for what happens on their network. So the logical business move is to monitor everything — while claiming they share “nothing.”
Signal is not owned by Facebook, but it’s still based in the United States. I wouldn’t trust them, either — for the same reason you cannot trust us.
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