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WhatsApp is getting ads using personal data from Instagram and Facebook (noyb.eu)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by Pro@programming.dev to c/Technology@programming.dev

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Meta announced today that it also wants to introduce ads on WhatsApp, which will be based on personal data from Facebook and Instagram. This further integrates WhatsApp into other Meta services - an originally independent app, which initially was available for just $1 per year without ads or data usage. This also means that Meta is consolidating its social networking monopoly. EU law was actually supposed to prevent this.

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[–] Mikina@programming.dev 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

By the way, noyb supporting member membership starts at 60$ a year (you can also go for less, but without some goodies), with the 60$ tier providing you with a free 1 hour of professional consultation about your personal data protection/privacy problem you might have per year.

They are also doing a really good job in general with succesfully suing companies, I think they already managed to win lawsuits for billions of dollars. If you have the 60$ (or anything less!) to spare, I'd say it's one of the best cases to donate to, if privacy and data protection is important to you.

I'm not affiliated with them, but I did recently found out about what they do and it feels like a really good cause. Seeing meta being forced to pay billions is satisfying.