Privacy-focused Whatsapp modes?
Privacy-focused Whatsapp modes?
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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I only know you can use it via Matix with a bridge, but the setup is quite involved, not just an App on your phone. Plus the metadata is still shared with Meta, like who you talked to and when, which they can build a profile and a social graph.
This is true.
I use WA via the Matrix bridge. WA requires the official mobile app (not web) to connect every 14 days, so you need to have it on a separate profile, a spare phone or do a complicated Android emulator setup... To be usable you need to allow the WA app access to your contacts, which results in Meta getting just about the same metadata from you it would via using the official app.
If I wasn't using Matrix for other things like notifications from servers, I wouldn't bother with this. The only upside is having only one app for messaging. The bridge system itself works really well, nothing bad to say there.