My phone actually went bad. Couldn't get a new one for a year.

Until a sweetheart gifted me a Samsung A20S.

mansakhalifa:


I find it rather uninteresting.

Not my kind of social media platform.

So, why did you choose to opt back in even after opting out that first time?

Yuceeluv:
My phone actually went bad. Couldn't get a new one for a year.

Until a sweetheart gifted me a Samsung A20S.

Oh, OK...

In your case, you just couldn't wait to jump right back in to 'WhatsApping'.

I see.

The question is what are they doing with our data?

Nope!

I still hardly go there. The time I spent away from it, made me get used to being without it.

If I jumped back, it's because loved ones, needed my presence there. That's all. (For example; we have a family group chat...strictly siblings.)

mansakhalifa:


Oh, OK...

In your case, you just couldn't wait to jump right back in to 'WhatsApping'.

I see.

Yuceeluv:
Nope!

I still hardly go there. The time I spent away from it, made me get used to being without it.

If I jumped back, it's because loved ones, needed my presence there. That's all. (For example; we have a family group chat...strictly siblings.)

Damn... I'm such a terrible student.

So, family made you go right back... I get your point now.

I was added to a family group too but I don't like chatting with some of those guys... so, it helps that I'm off the App as well.

Perfect silence from now on for me.

SamgoldBaba:
That particular 'data' of a thing what do they use it for? I seriously want to learn

targeted advertising and selling it to third party users

meobizy:
”If a service is free then the product the company is selling is you.” I keep seeing this from time to time and forgetting. Nothing concerns me. Other companies do worse. WhatsApp has done this for the longest time, they only made it public for reasons unknown. God knows what this forum carries out with our information behind the scenes. I have an idea because I’ve come across numerous emails from mushroom political groups. I laugh then delete them.

They made it public because they are an American company and are afraid of getting sued but that doesn't mean they are telling us everything. I'm still looking at nairaland with corner eye.

Madibahisback:


Foolishness+senselessness+stupidity

I need to give you a trophy seff for the most retardéd person on NL

oga why take that comment so personal.

Henrodah:

You have to bridle your tongue man.

Or what
Fools are always confident

Nicepoker:
oga why take that comment so personal.

Personal??

I was just enlightening him

I might do same to you too if you choose to be stupid

Madibahisback:


Personal??

I was just enlightening him

I might do same to you too if you choose to be stupid

Dem no born you well.

If only android and ios could work together to make googles message be able to send message to imessage with data

edoairways:

I love that

Thanks bro

Nicepoker:
oga why take that comment so personal.

Just free that guy jare. He's not worth it.

ARCHEMEDESME:
targeted advertising and selling it to third party users

For what exactly, I still don't understand?

Why are you worried about your privacy issues - y'all ok with God watching your every Hot move

DroidNine:
You're absolutely correct, almost every app and website we use collect our data.

Seems you're new to these
There is a difference between collecting data and using your data to exploit you, most apps that collect your data store it as your identity, not to use it to exploit you. If you use Facebook alot, I can tell you they know you more than yourself, they know what you want, what you're think, how? They've built the perfect AI that analyzes everything you do, including what you browser on the web, for how long you stared at a post, everything is being analyze to predict you. That's why Facebook is able to suggest the right post for you, like they just read your mind, that's why they no they type of ads to show you, well you think facebook is free, I don't think so, what they sell is you.
And now that Apple is about to kick their ass by allowing people to choose who can access their data. I think WhatsApp data is their only alternative, that's why they did this, people send more messages on WhatsApp than Facebook, so if they can analyze the messages you sent, they can predict what you want, to me, that is exactly what they want to do.
Facebook is smart and dangerous, I'll advice you to watch these two documentaries on Netflix
The Social Dilemma
The Great Hack
These two documentaries will show you how dangerous Facebook can be.
Peace

WhatsApp is owned by Facebook. They've always had these data. They only made it public cause they planned to develop a tighter integration.

meobizy:
”If a service is free then the product the company is selling is you.” I keep seeing this from time to time and forgetting. Nothing concerns me. Other companies do worse. WhatsApp has done this for the longest time, they only made it public for reasons unknown. God knows what this forum carries out with our information behind the scenes. I have an idea because I’ve come across numerous emails from mushroom political groups. I laugh then delete them.

The world is going to be controlled by a certain powerful individuals who are of not of God's purpose.

End time is here.

Henrodah:
Time for the Antichrist to collect data from the whole world. The end is nigh.

Lord have mercy!

SamgoldBaba:


For what exactly, I still don't understand?

To send you ads that you will catch your interest.
Think about it , instead of sending random ads that you might never be interested in , wasting advertisers money the company needs to get data on you to know the best ads to send you. With the data the company gathers about you they can understand your habits , your economic class and some other stuff.
For example let's say someone is trying to sell video games by advertising them , instead of sending ads to random users who might never buy them the company sends the ads to people who have a higher chances of buying the games. And how does the company find out that you're interested in video games ? They do so by monitoring your activities online , maybe you always make searches about video games , join video games group or some other data that indicates that you love video games.

ostechno:

Seems you're new to these
There is a difference between collecting data and using your data to exploit you, most apps that collect your data store it as your identity, not to use it to exploit you. If you use Facebook alot, I can tell you they know you more than yourself, they know what you want, what you're think, how? They've built the perfect AI that analyzes everything you do, including what you browser on the web, for how long you stared at a post, everything is being analyze to predict you. That's why Facebook is able to suggest the right post for you, like they just read your mind, that's why they no they type of ads to show you, well you think facebook is free, I don't think so, what they sell is you.
And now that Apple is about to kick their ass by allowing people to choose who can access their data. I think WhatsApp data is their only alternative, that's why they did this, people send more messages on WhatsApp than Facebook, so if they can analyze the messages you sent, they can predict what you want, to me, that is exactly what they want to do.
Facebook is smart and dangerous, I'll advice you to watch these two documentaries on Netflix
The Social Dilemma
The Great Hack
These two documentaries will show you how dangerous Facebook can be.
Peace

It's also going to affect small business and digital marketers who rely on Facebook's targeted ads

Madibahisback:


Maybe the opposite tho
Bcuz a sane one wouldn't have written such a daft content

Daft [comment]? No worries [a la mtn], what u dont know, u dont know.

generationz:


They made it public because they are an American company and are afraid of getting sued but that doesn't mean they are telling us everything. I'm still looking at nairaland with corner eye.

^_^

Madibahisback:


Personal??

I was just enlightening him

I might do same to you too if you choose to be stupid

U may need to extend the treatment to me because i find ur commentary inane.

LaEvilIMiss:
Why are you worried about your privacy issues - y'all ok with God watching your every Hot move

Least ways, we CALL Him creator. (And Nathaniel Bassey wld add: Omnipotent, Omniscient.) So its ok with me that He knows.

Who is everybody?

Nicepoker:
Dem no born you well.

Werey

Etesam:
U may need to extend the treatment to me because i find ur commentary inane.

Don't be a Coward bro
Mark Zuckerberg owns his app, he has the right to do whatever pleases him ..
If you're not pleased with it you can switch..
That has nothing to do with anti Christ or any religious beliefs ..
It's time you MF's stop thinking within but beyond

Etesam:
Lord have mercy!

Amen lol

Ishilove:
The question is what are they doing with our data?

Selling it out to different companies that are in need of it like ad companies and so on. That is why if you search for price of shoes on google, u start seeing more sponsored ads on shoes on IG and other platforms