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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
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Location: Belfast
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WhatsApp to give users' phone numbers to Facebook for targeted ads | Technology | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... rgeted-adsMy mates barely use WhatsApp now so I might just ditch it. But especially if it's clearly on it's way to selling your data, as was inevitable. _________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
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| Thu Aug 25, 2016 7:19 pm |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
Posts: 12700
Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Half my mates use Viber and the other half use Tengi.
Everyone I know ditched Whatsapp years ago.
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
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I used Viber in the beginning when it was good for phone calls abroad. But ditched it because no one else really used it.
_________________ He fights for the users.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
Posts: 12700
Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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I've only been using Tengi for a few months. My missus got a £5 Amazon voucher of of it last month.
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
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Location: Bramsche
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They will end up in court, again, here in Germany, if they try that. It is illegal.
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"Do you know what this is? Hmm? No, I can see you do not. You have that vacant look in your eyes, which says hold my head to your ear, you will hear the sea!" - Londo Molari
Executive Producer No Agenda Show 246
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pcernie
Legend
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
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Location: Belfast
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How do I choose not to share my account information with Facebook to improve my Facebook ads and products experiences? https://www.whatsapp.com/faq/en/general/26000016However Terms appeared when I went into WhatsApp today so I followed step one - still thinking about ditching it though. Allegedly they're breaching an agreement with the FTC from 2012 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ ... vacy-users_________________Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/
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MaryBurnett
Has a life
Joined: Sun May 15, 2016 3:13 pm
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I had to threaten Facebook with court to remove my personal details from their system.
I have never ever signed up for ANY social media application, yet they still collected and stored my details.
Their excuse was that some relative had signed up and they were just completing their profile. I had to remind them about the data protection act which specifically excludes the collection and saving of private data without permission.
They should be called antisocial media!!
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paulzolo
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 pm
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Any page on the web that has a FaceBook “Like” button will be a direct link back to FaceBook HQ (short, technical infobite: it uses an HTML iFrame load the button from FaceBook’s domain sp it can access their cookies for any domain you visit). What you’ll need to do is clear out any FaceBook cookies every so often, as they will be dropping them in and tracking them. You probably will want to install an Ad Blocker (your browser supplier will help you with this) and blacklist FaceBook, Twitter, and others who may be tracking you.
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
Posts: 12700
Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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This is why I have my browser set to delete cookies every time it shuts down. I also have the 'better privacy' and 'noscript' plugins.
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