How much worse is it privacy wise for me to give them access to my contacts?

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[–] 8 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Yeah, here in Germany, we've had a verdict that you need to get written permission from all your contacts, if you give WhatsApp access to their data: https://www.rv.hessenrecht.hessen.de/bshe/document/LARE190000029

I would assume, the same is true in the entire EU.

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  • [–] [S] -2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

    what about signal, is that illegal aswell?

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