@RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoWhatsApp is adding the ability to save contacts within the app independently from your smartphone’s address book.www.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down16cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up145arrow-down1external-linkWhatsApp is adding the ability to save contacts within the app independently from your smartphone’s address book.www.theverge.com@RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.works to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-square@RmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkEnglish11•5 months agoIt allows you to use WhatsApp without giving them full access to your contacts, so privacy wise I do want this feature
minus-squareEcho DotlinkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoRight but they already have access now so closing the door after the horses bolted situation.
minus-squareRubberDucklinkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months agoWell, time moves forward… so new users, replacement users, new contacts.
minus-square@EpicMuch@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoYeah. This entirely. I will not share out my contact list for it to be stolen abused or sold
It allows you to use WhatsApp without giving them full access to your contacts, so privacy wise I do want this feature
Right but they already have access now so closing the door after the horses bolted situation.
Well, time moves forward… so new users, replacement users, new contacts.
Yeah. This entirely. I will not share out my contact list for it to be stolen abused or sold