Is nothing sacred?

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An international group of plaintiffs (including South African participants) is suing Meta, claiming that its encryption is a “sham”. They are accusing WhatsApp of storing and analysing private communications and that Meta employees can access user chats through a relatively simple internal request system. If true, this has huge consequences for us: around 93% to 96% of South African internet users use WhatsApp.

How much do you trust your “encrypted” chats?

  • :white_check_mark: Totally, it’s the safest way to talk
  • :person_shrugging: I’m skeptical, but have no other choice
  • :eyes: Not at all - someone is always watching
  • :mobile_phone_with_arrow: I’ve already started moving over to other apps
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How else do they explain the sudden appearance of ads for bridesmaids dresses after a private discussion about an upcoming wedding?! We can tell a lot about the kind of data that they have on us based on the adverts that we are being fed.

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