To use WhatsApp as privately as possible:
- Don’t invite meta ai bot in groups
- Switch off notifications
- Use Graphene OS contact scopes or don’t give any contact, maybe use inbuilt contacts
- Disable when not using
- Don’t use payments
- Don’t use the business app, only the consumer app
- Maybe Don’t use Google e2ee backups (make local backup and move it from android directory to new Mobile)
- Switch on “advanced privacy chat” toggle in each personal chat
- Can use https://faq.whatsapp.com/764072925284841/
Notes:
when you are interacting with a Merchant, only that Business has your data, not Meta/Facebook unless you tag @MetaAI
state of Encryption on whatsapp#
Locked Chats
Disappearing Messages
Ultra Privacy Switch
Contacts#
Graphene OS contact Scopes
Backup#
gdrice e2ee?
3 dots (Settings) > Chats > ${\textsf{\colorsf{green}Backup Now}}$
Place this /android/media/com.whatsapp/Backups and activate with same number.
Storage#
/android/media/com.whatsapp
cache
@metAI, Business Merchant, gupshup
Country code#
Number#
Display Picture, bio, business profile#
Targetted Ads#
Traffic Analysis / Timing Attacks#
Businesses & vendors#
when you are interacting with a Merchant, only that Business has your data, not Meta/Facebook unless you tag @MetaAI
Meta AI#
DM#
Group / which joined#
Payments#
Metadata, who you talking too.#
Voice/Video Call#
Contacts#
Signal like transparency reports on Gag orders??#
Conclusion#
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