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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by rolling_resistance@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I have to use Whatsapp, unfortunately. Are there any good alternatives to the default app on Android?

I'm worried about all the data it shares with Meta. I denied all permissions but this makes it less convenient, and the app probably still sends over the data that available without them.

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[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Afaik there were some custom clients for it in the past but WhatsApp broke them at some point. They even randomly ban phone numbers of those who try to use the official app on a custom Android ROM. Unfortunately the most you can do is get a separate physical device just for it.

[–] Lychee@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Really? Romming since they day it existed, never had a problem with it

[–] GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

Not everyone gets banned but some people do. I've seen a lot of cases in my phone's support group on Telegram.