• New whatsapp contacts go in general contacs list, not in whatsapp's.

    From micky@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 16 22:34:25 2024
    I understand that to call someone with whatsapp, his name and number has
    to go in the whatsapp contact list, but when I'm in whatsapp and I try
    to put in a contact, it shows up in the general contact list and not the whatsapp list. Tried 4 times, Paul2, Paul3, Paul4, and Paul5. All of
    them promptly showed up in the general contacts list. And there they
    won't work for me, to enable whatsapp calls.

    This seems very strange.

    Any suggestsions.

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  • From Carlos E. R.@21:1/5 to micky on Wed Jan 17 11:09:00 2024
    On 2024-01-17 04:34, micky wrote:
    I understand that to call someone with whatsapp, his name and number has
    to go in the whatsapp contact list, but when I'm in whatsapp and I try
    to put in a contact, it shows up in the general contact list and not the whatsapp list. Tried 4 times, Paul2, Paul3, Paul4, and Paul5. All of
    them promptly showed up in the general contacts list. And there they
    won't work for me, to enable whatsapp calls.

    This seems very strange.

    Any suggestsions.

    There is only one contact list, the system one (the general one). That's
    where new contacts go. Whatsapp simply keeps track of it and adds some
    more info somewhere (if the contact has whatsapp, the photo, whatever).


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    Cheers,
    Carlos E.R.

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?=@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 17 11:29:13 2024
    Am 17.01.24 um 11:09 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
    On 2024-01-17 04:34, micky wrote:
    I understand that to call someone with whatsapp, his name and number has
    to go in the whatsapp contact list, but when I'm in whatsapp and I try
    to put in a contact, it shows up in the general contact list and not the
    whatsapp list. Tried 4 times, Paul2, Paul3, Paul4, and Paul5. All of
    them promptly showed up in the general contacts list. And there they
    won't work for me, to enable whatsapp calls.

    This seems very strange.

    Any suggestsions.

    There is only one contact list, the system one (the general one). That's where new contacts go. Whatsapp simply keeps track of it and adds some
    more info somewhere (if the contact has whatsapp, the photo, whatever).

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to
    this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use of WA
    on company phones. Even in the US banks were fined a couple of hundred
    million Dollars because employees used WA against all regulations.

    --
    "Gutta cavat lapidem." (Ovid)

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?=@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 17 11:21:39 2024
    Am 17.01.24 um 04:34 schrieb micky:
    I understand that to call someone with whatsapp, his name and number has
    to go in the whatsapp contact list, but when I'm in whatsapp and I try
    to put in a contact, it shows up in the general contact list and not the whatsapp list. Tried 4 times, Paul2, Paul3, Paul4, and Paul5. All of
    them promptly showed up in the general contacts list. And there they
    won't work for me, to enable whatsapp calls.

    This seems very strange.

    That's the infamous business model of WA. Do you really think you get
    the service for free? *You expose all your contacts*. Are you aware of this?

    Any suggestsions.

    The sources of addresses/contacts for WA is your *complete addressbook*.
    That's their business model. That's valid for most of the third party messengers.

    --
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  • From micky@21:1/5 to R." on Wed Jan 17 07:05:00 2024
    In comp.mobile.android, on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:09:00 +0100, "Carlos E.
    R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

    On 2024-01-17 04:34, micky wrote:
    I understand that to call someone with whatsapp, his name and number has
    to go in the whatsapp contact list, but when I'm in whatsapp and I try
    to put in a contact, it shows up in the general contact list and not the
    whatsapp list. Tried 4 times, Paul2, Paul3, Paul4, and Paul5. All of
    them promptly showed up in the general contacts list. And there they
    won't work for me, to enable whatsapp calls.

    This seems very strange.

    Any suggestsions.

    There is only one contact list, the system one (the general one). That's >where new contacts go. Whatsapp simply keeps track of it and adds some
    more info somewhere (if the contact has whatsapp, the photo, whatever).

    That would make sense. Perhaps he isn't enrolled in whatsapp so they
    won't make an entry for him? That would sort of surprise me because he
    was a lawyer, he got around, wasn't afraid of airplanes or travel.

    OTOH, he wouldn't buy anything made in China, even when somethings were
    hard to get except those made in China. So maybe he read the warnings
    in this thread and decided against whatsapp.

    I've emailed him to ask him.

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  • From s|b@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 17 14:41:25 2024
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to
    this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use of WA
    on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    Even in the US banks were fined a couple of hundred
    million Dollars because employees used WA against all regulations.

    Source?

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    s|b

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 17 14:36:45 2024
    Jörg Lorenz wrote on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:21:39 +0100 :

    The sources of addresses/contacts for WA is your *complete addressbook*.

    This is completely false.

    The main reason is WhatsApp hashes the contacts so all they store is the
    hash & another reason is WhatsApp can be set up to use the direct dialer.

    Once you use the WhatsApp direct dialer, only /that/ contact is stored.

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to micky on Wed Jan 17 14:29:07 2024
    micky wrote on Tue, 16 Jan 2024 22:34:25 -0500 :

    I understand that to call someone with whatsapp, his name and number has
    to go in the whatsapp contact list

    This is wrong.

    WhatsApp has no access to your Android contacts database if set up right.

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to Carlos E. R. on Wed Jan 17 14:32:12 2024
    Carlos E. R. wrote on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:09:00 +0100 :

    There is only one contact list, the system one (the general one).

    This is wrong.

    There may be only one /default/ contact database.
    But WhatsApp has a /direct dialer/ that maintains its own contacts.

    As do all good contacts, dialers, SMS/MMS and VOIP programs on Android.

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  • From Joerg Lorenz@21:1/5 to Andrew on Wed Jan 17 17:58:13 2024
    On 17.01.24 15:32, Andrew wrote:
    Carlos E. R. wrote on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:09:00 +0100 :

    There is only one contact list, the system one (the general one).

    This is wrong.

    There may be only one /default/ contact database.
    But WhatsApp has a /direct dialer/ that maintains its own contacts.

    As do all good contacts, dialers, SMS/MMS and VOIP programs on Android.

    Thats wrong AFAIK. Can you deliver proof of this claim? I guess you can't.

    --
    "Manus manum lavat."

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  • From Joerg Lorenz@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 17 17:56:33 2024
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to
    this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use of WA
    on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes
    and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    Even in the US banks were fined a couple of hundred
    million Dollars because employees used WA against all regulations.

    Source?

    I posted it a couple of months ago in this group.
    Especially for the Trolls:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/business/banks-fines-whatsapp-records.html

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-27/wall-street-whatsapp-probe-poised-to-result-in-historic-fine



    --
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  • From Joerg Lorenz@21:1/5 to Andrew on Wed Jan 17 18:02:00 2024
    On 17.01.24 15:29, Andrew wrote:
    micky wrote on Tue, 16 Jan 2024 22:34:25 -0500 :

    I understand that to call someone with whatsapp, his name and number has
    to go in the whatsapp contact list

    This is wrong.

    WhatsApp has no access to your Android contacts database if set up right.

    This is definitely wrong. With work arounds it is possible but the list
    is unusable and contains only numbers.

    --
    "Manus manum lavat."

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  • From Arno Welzel@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 17 18:33:39 2024
    Joerg Lorenz, 2024-01-17 17:58:

    On 17.01.24 15:32, Andrew wrote:
    Carlos E. R. wrote on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:09:00 +0100 :

    There is only one contact list, the system one (the general one).

    This is wrong.

    There may be only one /default/ contact database.
    But WhatsApp has a /direct dialer/ that maintains its own contacts.

    As do all good contacts, dialers, SMS/MMS and VOIP programs on Android.

    Thats wrong AFAIK. Can you deliver proof of this claim? I guess you can't.

    <https://github.com/alejandrolopezparra/AndroidContactsDatabase-tools>


    --
    Arno Welzel
    https://arnowelzel.de

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  • From micky@21:1/5 to NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com on Wed Jan 17 11:41:22 2024
    In comp.mobile.android, on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 07:05:00 -0500, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:

    In comp.mobile.android, on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:09:00 +0100, "Carlos E.
    R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

    On 2024-01-17 04:34, micky wrote:
    I understand that to call someone with whatsapp, his name and number has >>> to go in the whatsapp contact list, but when I'm in whatsapp and I try
    to put in a contact, it shows up in the general contact list and not the >>> whatsapp list. Tried 4 times, Paul2, Paul3, Paul4, and Paul5. All of >>> them promptly showed up in the general contacts list. And there they
    won't work for me, to enable whatsapp calls.

    This seems very strange.

    Any suggestsions.

    There is only one contact list, the system one (the general one). That's >>where new contacts go. Whatsapp simply keeps track of it and adds some
    more info somewhere (if the contact has whatsapp, the photo, whatever).

    That would make sense. Perhaps he isn't enrolled in whatsapp so they
    won't make an entry for him? That would sort of surprise me because he
    was a lawyer, he got around, wasn't afraid of airplanes or travel.

    OTOH, he wouldn't buy anything made in China, even when somethings were
    hard to get except those made in China. So maybe he read the warnings
    in this thread and decided against whatsapp.

    I've emailed him to ask him.

    He already wrote back: Not on whatsapp. He "appreciates the thought,
    that I wanted to show him on video where I was."

    So I think I almost understand how it works.

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  • From Arno Welzel@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 17 18:30:52 2024
    Joerg Lorenz, 2024-01-17 17:56:

    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to
    this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use of WA
    on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes
    and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    Even in the US banks were fined a couple of hundred
    million Dollars because employees used WA against all regulations.

    Source?

    I posted it a couple of months ago in this group.
    Especially for the Trolls:

    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/08/business/banks-fines-whatsapp-records.html

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-27/wall-street-whatsapp-probe-poised-to-result-in-historic-fine

    Better - without PayWall or need to register to read the stuff:

    <https://www.reuters.com/business/us-sec-nearing-settlement-with-wall-street-firms-over-whatsapp-probe-sources-2023-09-28/>

    --
    Arno Welzel
    https://arnowelzel.de

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  • From micky@21:1/5 to usenet@arnowelzel.de on Wed Jan 17 11:46:44 2024
    In comp.mobile.android, on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:28:03 +0100, Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> wrote:

    micky, 2024-01-17 04:34:

    I understand that to call someone with whatsapp, his name and number has
    to go in the whatsapp contact list, but when I'm in whatsapp and I try

    And the person you want to call has to have WhatsApp as well. Just
    because someone is in a contact list does not mean, you can use WhatsApp
    to call someone.

    I knew that, but it wasn't in the forefront of my mind. I would have
    been sure he had it anyhow, but he writes me now that he does not.

    Do entries made from the regular dialer have lines for using whatsapp,
    or are those entries ones I made while in whatsapp. I have more than
    one entry for the same person, one with whatsapp lines and one without.

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  • From Joerg Lorenz@21:1/5 to micky on Wed Jan 17 18:49:09 2024
    On 17.01.24 17:41, micky wrote:
    In comp.mobile.android, on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 07:05:00 -0500, micky <NONONOmisc07@fmguy.com> wrote:
    OTOH, he wouldn't buy anything made in China, even when somethings were
    hard to get except those made in China. So maybe he read the warnings
    in this thread and decided against whatsapp.

    I've emailed him to ask him.

    He already wrote back: Not on whatsapp. He "appreciates the thought,
    that I wanted to show him on video where I was."

    Wise man.

    So I think I almost understand how it works.

    Very good.

    --
    "Manus manum lavat."

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  • From Arno Welzel@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 17 18:28:03 2024
    micky, 2024-01-17 04:34:

    I understand that to call someone with whatsapp, his name and number has
    to go in the whatsapp contact list, but when I'm in whatsapp and I try

    And the person you want to call has to have WhatsApp as well. Just
    because someone is in a contact list does not mean, you can use WhatsApp
    to call someone.


    --
    Arno Welzel
    https://arnowelzel.de

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  • From Frank Slootweg@21:1/5 to me@privacy.invalid on Wed Jan 17 20:39:12 2024
    s|b <me@privacy.invalid> wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to
    this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use of WA
    on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    Get ready for utter deafening silence.

    Even in the US banks were fined a couple of hundred
    million Dollars because employees used WA against all regulations.

    Source?

    Get ready for a cite which does not back up what he implies.

    BTW, I'm amazed why he needs a 'cite' from accross the pond. Why can't
    he just use a similar Dutch (non-)case which I gave him in an earlier
    iteration of his endless foot-stamping?

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  • From Carlos E. R.@21:1/5 to Joerg Lorenz on Wed Jan 17 21:53:05 2024
    On 2024-01-17 17:56, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to
    this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use of WA
    on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes
    and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    False.

    I know people on important technology companies, with company phones,
    and using wasap.


    --
    Cheers,
    Carlos E.R.

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?=@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 17 22:51:04 2024
    Am 17.01.24 um 21:53 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
    On 2024-01-17 17:56, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to
    this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use of WA >>>> on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes
    and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    False.

    Sweet. Because you cannot handle an attack on your beloved housewife toy?

    I know people on important technology companies, with company phones,
    and using wasap.

    That does not relativize what I say. The European law is clear about that.

    --
    "Gutta cavat lapidem." (Ovid)

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to Arno Welzel on Thu Jan 18 09:31:25 2024
    Arno Welzel wrote on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:33:39 +0100 :

    As do all good contacts, dialers, SMS/MMS and VOIP programs on Android.

    Thats wrong AFAIK. Can you deliver proof of this claim? I guess you can't.

    <https://github.com/alejandrolopezparra/AndroidContactsDatabase-tools>

    It's futile to explain to the previous poster (Mr. Lorenz) that he doesn't
    know what he's talking about with respect to the statement I made of:
    "As do all good contacts, dialers, SMS/MMS and VOIP programs on Android."

    It only takes one app to prove that "Mr. Lorenz" wrong, so here is one. https://f-droid.org/en/packages/opencontacts.open.com.opencontacts/

    Here's what it says about it so people can see what good apps actually do. "This app saves contacts in its own database separate from android
    contacts. This way no other app would be able to access contacts.

    Can be used in place of your default phone(dialer) app.
    It can import contacts from vCard files.
    So we can export Android contacts and import into this app.
    Maintains call log as well.
    Also shows the person's name upon receiving call"

    They even go so far as to provide the justification for private contacts.

    "Even though we are not having any problem sharing our mobile number with
    all third parties, people in our phone book might have. We should not be sharing their contact information online."

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to Joerg Lorenz on Thu Jan 18 09:35:47 2024
    Joerg Lorenz wrote on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 18:02:00 +0100 :

    WhatsApp has no access to your Android contacts database if set up right.

    This is definitely wrong. With work arounds it is possible but the list
    is unusable and contains only numbers.

    What's becoming obvious is that EVERYTHING you say is completely wrong. https://play.google.com/store/search?q=whatsapp%20dialer&c=apps

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  • From Carlos E. R.@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jan 18 10:51:01 2024
    On 2024-01-17 22:51, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
    Am 17.01.24 um 21:53 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
    On 2024-01-17 17:56, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to >>>>> this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use
    of WA
    on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes
    and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    False.

    Sweet. Because you cannot handle an attack on your beloved housewife toy?

    I know people on important technology companies, with company phones,
    and using wasap.

    That does not relativize what I say. The European law is clear about that.


    Yeah, sure.

    Because you hate wasap, we have to believe you?

    --
    Cheers,
    Carlos E.R.

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  • From Joerg Lorenz@21:1/5 to Carlos E. R. on Thu Jan 18 11:34:01 2024
    On 18.01.24 10:51, Carlos E. R. wrote:
    On 2024-01-17 22:51, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
    Am 17.01.24 um 21:53 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
    On 2024-01-17 17:56, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to >>>>>> this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use
    of WA
    on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes >>>> and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    False.

    Sweet. Because you cannot handle an attack on your beloved housewife toy?

    I know people on important technology companies, with company phones,
    and using wasap.

    That does not relativize what I say. The European law is clear about that. >>

    Yeah, sure.

    Because you hate wasap, we have to believe you?

    Just read the text of the law. It is so easy.
    To help you to understand the topic and its scope I add the link of
    Wikipedia:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation

    There is a separate article concerning the fines in case of
    noncompliance. The mentioned figures further above in this thread give
    you an idea of the possible financial implications.

    https://gdpr-info.eu


    --
    "Manus manum lavat."

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to Joerg Lorenz on Thu Jan 18 11:09:40 2024
    Joerg Lorenz wrote on Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:36:55 +0100 :

    This is a system-component and not an app.

    This is an app which proves everything you've said is just so very wrong. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ml.bluelinestudio.privatecontact

    Private Contacts isolates your contacts from rest of the applications on
    your phone. Give your contacts the privacy they deserve, start a whatsapp conversation with your private contacts without having to save them to your primary contact app.

    Features
    App Lock
    Whatsapp Conversations
    Call
    Sms
    Text

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  • From Joerg Lorenz@21:1/5 to Arno Welzel on Thu Jan 18 11:36:55 2024
    On 17.01.24 18:33, Arno Welzel wrote:
    Joerg Lorenz, 2024-01-17 17:58:

    On 17.01.24 15:32, Andrew wrote:
    Carlos E. R. wrote on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:09:00 +0100 :

    There is only one contact list, the system one (the general one).

    This is wrong.

    There may be only one /default/ contact database.
    But WhatsApp has a /direct dialer/ that maintains its own contacts.

    As do all good contacts, dialers, SMS/MMS and VOIP programs on Android.

    Thats wrong AFAIK. Can you deliver proof of this claim? I guess you can't.

    <https://github.com/alejandrolopezparra/AndroidContactsDatabase-tools>

    Idiot: This is a system-component and not an app.

    --
    "Manus manum lavat."

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  • From Frank Slootweg@21:1/5 to Joerg Lorenz on Thu Jan 18 16:20:32 2024
    Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
    On 18.01.24 10:51, Carlos E. R. wrote:
    On 2024-01-17 22:51, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
    Am 17.01.24 um 21:53 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
    On 2024-01-17 17:56, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to >>>>>> this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use >>>>>> of WA
    on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes >>>> and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    False.

    Sweet. Because you cannot handle an attack on your beloved housewife toy? >>
    I know people on important technology companies, with company phones,
    and using wasap.

    That does not relativize what I say. The European law is clear about that.

    Yeah, sure.

    Because you hate wasap, we have to believe you?

    Just read the text of the law. It is so easy.
    To help you to understand the topic and its scope I add the link of Wikipedia:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation

    There is a separate article concerning the fines in case of
    noncompliance. The mentioned figures further above in this thread give
    you an idea of the possible financial implications.

    https://gdpr-info.eu

    We know all about the GDPR, but you fail to show that WhatsApp
    violates the GDPR.

    You can only emit utter nonsense like:

    [Repeat/rewind:]

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to >>>>>> this criminal gang.

    Which you *say*, but 1) which you can't *prove* (because it's false)
    and 2) has been repeatedly been debunked by technical information (clue-by-four: hash) from WhatsApp Legal [1] and again in this thread.

    So stop your silly foot-stamping about stuff about which you have no
    clue.

    [1] For example:
    Message-ID: <t0np3c.c4s.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net>

    And please don't humiliate yourself again like you did here:
    Message-ID: <t0qf2v.1gk.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net>

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  • From micky@21:1/5 to andrew@spam.net on Thu Jan 18 21:40:27 2024
    In comp.mobile.android, on Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:09:40 -0000 (UTC), Andrew <andrew@spam.net> wrote:

    Joerg Lorenz wrote on Thu, 18 Jan 2024 11:36:55 +0100 :

    This is a system-component and not an app.

    This is an app which proves everything you've said is just so very wrong. >https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ml.bluelinestudio.privatecontact

    Private Contacts isolates your contacts from rest of the applications on
    your phone. Give your contacts the privacy they deserve, start a whatsapp >conversation with your private contacts without having to save them to your >primary contact app.

    But doesn't that mean you have to reenter a bunch of contact
    information, maybe more than once? That's not as easy on the phone as
    on a PC or a paper tablet.

    Features
    App Lock
    Whatsapp Conversations
    Call
    Sms
    Text

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  • From micky@21:1/5 to hugybear@gmx.net on Thu Jan 18 21:41:36 2024
    In comp.mobile.android, on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 22:51:04 +0100, Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:

    Am 17.01.24 um 21:53 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
    On 2024-01-17 17:56, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to >>>>> this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use of WA >>>>> on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes
    and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    False.

    Sweet. Because you cannot handle an attack on your beloved housewife toy?

    You really know how to win friends.

    I know people on important technology companies, with company phones,
    and using wasap.

    That does not relativize what I say. The European law is clear about that.

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to Frank Slootweg on Fri Jan 19 04:07:29 2024
    Frank Slootweg wrote on 18 Jan 2024 16:20:32 GMT :

    So stop your silly foot-stamping about stuff about which you have no
    clue.

    What I find revealing is that people like the guy you're responding to repeatedly make very strong statements so they certainly must believe very strongly in those statements.

    And yet, they're totally wrong.
    Worse, they're easily shown to be totally wrong.

    So what does that mean about the kind of thinking processes they use?
    They don't exist, right?

    They're just guessing.
    And yet, they're extremely confident in what turns out to be wrong guesses.

    What kind of person does that?

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to micky on Fri Jan 19 04:26:08 2024
    micky wrote on Thu, 18 Jan 2024 21:40:27 -0500 :

    But doesn't that mean you have to reenter a bunch of contact
    information, maybe more than once? That's not as easy on the phone as
    on a PC or a paper tablet.

    Let's start that answer from the top, as this thread was so filled with
    wrong answers that I don't understand why almost everything said in this
    thread was just wrong.

    The main take away I got from this thread is almost nobody understands
    Android contacts. I think that's why almost every statement that people
    said in this thread has been wrong (& also easily shown to be wrong).

    If people repeatedly say the wrong thing, when it's easily shown to be
    wrong, then there's something wrong with the way those people think, right?

    Why is that?
    I don't know.

    But I think the reason is that people only use contacts the one way that they're told to use contacts - but that's not the only way to use them.

    They think there is only one way to use contacts - but they're wrong.
    They think that one way is the way they're told to - but that's wrong too.

    The way most people use contacts, I think, is they populate the default contacts database over time, and then they upload it to Google servers.

    Meanwhile, they update their contacts as needed, over many years.
    At some point, that contacts database becomes gospel to them.

    The "master copy" only exists on the Google servers for most people.

    Every few years they lose their phone or they get a new phone and they re-populate their contacts on that phone from that same Google server.

    But it gets worse than that.

    Because they only do what they're told to do, they use the default dialers, contacts managers, messaging, and even Maps apps, all of which suck in
    those contacts, again re-enforcing their (wrong) idea that there can only
    be one contacts database.

    Then you came in asking about WhatsApp contacts, which you found your
    answer to, but others (wrongly) said WhatsApp has to hoover your contacts.

    They're wrong.

    Because most people only do what they're told to do, they think that's the
    only way it can be done - but it's not the only way contacts can be done.

    WhatsApp can be given just contacts that you know have WhatsApp accounts. That's precisely why the many WhatsApp dialers I already mentioned exist.

    Your contacts program and your messaging app and your dialers are the same. They can all be given only the contacts that you want to give each app.

    Where do you get /those/ contacts from?
    Same place (if you want).

    You export from your Google contacts, or from your default contacts, or
    from your Thunderbird contacts or from an Excel spreadsheet to VCARD.

    Instead of maintaining a default contacts database on Android, you leave
    the default database empty (for reasons that are mostly based on privacy).

    Instead, your default contacts database is the VCARD file that you save.
    Most good apps will import (and export) that VCARD contacts database.

    If the app doesn't import/export, then find another app that does.
    The definition of a good app (in terms of privacy) is one that will.

    That's the (long winded, but correct) answer to your question just asked.
    I hope I didn't waste the time & energy I invested in giving that answer.

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  • From Joerg Lorenz@21:1/5 to micky on Fri Jan 19 06:13:39 2024
    On 19.01.24 03:41, micky wrote:
    In comp.mobile.android, on Wed, 17 Jan 2024 22:51:04 +0100, Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:

    Am 17.01.24 um 21:53 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
    On 2024-01-17 17:56, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to >>>>>> this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use of WA >>>>>> on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes >>>> and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    False.

    Sweet. Because you cannot handle an attack on your beloved housewife toy?

    You really know how to win friends.

    It is what it is. Has nothing to do with friends or not.

    --
    "Manus manum lavat."

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  • From Carlos E. R.@21:1/5 to Frank Slootweg on Sun Jan 21 12:44:58 2024
    On 2024-01-18 17:20, Frank Slootweg wrote:
    Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
    On 18.01.24 10:51, Carlos E. R. wrote:
    On 2024-01-17 22:51, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
    Am 17.01.24 um 21:53 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
    On 2024-01-17 17:56, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to >>>>>>>> this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use >>>>>>>> of WA
    on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes >>>>>> and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    False.

    Sweet. Because you cannot handle an attack on your beloved housewife toy? >>>>
    I know people on important technology companies, with company phones, >>>>> and using wasap.

    That does not relativize what I say. The European law is clear about that. >>>
    Yeah, sure.

    Because you hate wasap, we have to believe you?

    Just read the text of the law. It is so easy.
    To help you to understand the topic and its scope I add the link of
    Wikipedia:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation

    There is a separate article concerning the fines in case of
    noncompliance. The mentioned figures further above in this thread give
    you an idea of the possible financial implications.

    https://gdpr-info.eu

    We know all about the GDPR, but you fail to show that WhatsApp
    violates the GDPR.

    Indeed.

    If there were a violation, and a clear one as he claims, the courts
    would jump for it. So, there is no violation.


    You can only emit utter nonsense like:

    [Repeat/rewind:]

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to >>>>>>>> this criminal gang.

    Which you *say*, but 1) which you can't *prove* (because it's false)
    and 2) has been repeatedly been debunked by technical information (clue-by-four: hash) from WhatsApp Legal [1] and again in this thread.

    So stop your silly foot-stamping about stuff about which you have no
    clue.

    [1] For example:
    Message-ID: <t0np3c.c4s.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net>

    And please don't humiliate yourself again like you did here:
    Message-ID: <t0qf2v.1gk.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net>

    --
    Cheers,
    Carlos E.R.

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  • From Richmond@21:1/5 to Joerg Lorenz on Sun Jan 21 13:01:25 2024
    Joerg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> writes:

    On 18.01.24 10:51, Carlos E. R. wrote:
    On 2024-01-17 22:51, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
    Am 17.01.24 um 21:53 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
    On 2024-01-17 17:56, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to >>>>>>> this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use >>>>>>> of WA
    on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes >>>>> and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    False.

    Sweet. Because you cannot handle an attack on your beloved housewife toy? >>>
    I know people on important technology companies, with company phones,
    and using wasap.

    That does not relativize what I say. The European law is clear about that. >>>

    Yeah, sure.

    Because you hate wasap, we have to believe you?

    Just read the text of the law. It is so easy.
    To help you to understand the topic and its scope I add the link of Wikipedia:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Data_Protection_Regulation

    There is a separate article concerning the fines in case of
    noncompliance. The mentioned figures further above in this thread give
    you an idea of the possible financial implications.

    https://gdpr-info.eu

    When you install whatsapp you agree to giving it your contacts list as
    far as I remember. So it is the individual who installs it who is
    responsible, and GDPR doesn't apply to individuals. Also, when you give
    your name and number to people you are leaving them free to do what they
    like with it.

    I suggest urging people to boycott whatsapp and meta and facebook.

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  • From Frankie@21:1/5 to Richmond on Sun Jan 21 08:09:57 2024
    On 21/1/2024, Richmond wrote:

    When you install whatsapp you agree to giving it your contacts list as
    far as I remember.

    Since when does whatsapp _require_ your contacts list?
    Since never is the answer.

    All the whatsapp app needs are only those very few contacts that you want
    to use whatsapp to communicate with. Those it needs. None of the others.

    It's only people who don't understand how to use the android phone who
    blindly give any app, whether whatsapp or otherwise, ALL their contacts.

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  • From Carlos E. R.@21:1/5 to Frankie on Sun Jan 21 18:45:49 2024
    On 2024-01-21 15:09, Frankie wrote:
    On 21/1/2024, Richmond wrote:

    When you install whatsapp you agree to giving it your contacts list as
    far as I remember.

    Since when does whatsapp _require_ your contacts list?
    Since never is the answer.

    WhatsApp asks for permission to access the contact list, of course it does.

    You can answer "no", but then the app might not work /properly/.

    --
    Cheers,
    Carlos E.R.

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  • From Richmond@21:1/5 to Frankie on Sun Jan 21 18:05:29 2024
    Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> writes:

    On 21/1/2024, Richmond wrote:

    When you install whatsapp you agree to giving it your contacts list as
    far as I remember.

    Since when does whatsapp _require_ your contacts list?

    Since when does anyone require whatsapp?

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  • From Frankie@21:1/5 to Richmond on Sun Jan 21 17:23:24 2024
    On 21/1/2024, Richmond wrote:

    Since when does whatsapp _require_ your contacts list?

    Since when does anyone require whatsapp?

    Depending on where you live, it may be that whatsapp gives you free communications, so in that sense, whatsapp is a useful app to use.

    Given whatsapp can easily be used without giving it all your contacts, the point I was making was that only people who don't know Android do that.

    People don't think. They just give every app everything it asks of them.
    Even when whatsapp doesn't need your contacts to communicate with people.

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  • From Frankie@21:1/5 to Carlos E. R. on Sun Jan 21 17:20:24 2024
    On 21/1/2024, Carlos E. R. wrote:

    WhatsApp asks for permission to access the contact list, of course it does.

    You can answer "no", but then the app might not work /properly/.

    I understand there are a lot of people who know nothing about Android, and those are the same people who say yes to everything whatsapp asks of them.

    They're the very same people who say yes to all cookies, and who say yes to
    all tracking, and who say yes to receiving all those advertisements too.

    They don't think.

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  • From Carlos E. R.@21:1/5 to Richmond on Mon Jan 22 09:33:48 2024
    On 2024-01-21 19:05, Richmond wrote:
    Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> writes:

    On 21/1/2024, Richmond wrote:

    When you install whatsapp you agree to giving it your contacts list as
    far as I remember.

    Since when does whatsapp _require_ your contacts list?

    Since when does anyone require whatsapp?

    Since probably everybody *here* has it, and basically nobody *here* uses
    SMS, and few use alternatives like Signal.

    Like I phoned the other day an electrician, he said he would send
    someone, and that someone "phoned" me using wasap chat.

    Like if I have water leak, and the plumber asks me to send him photos
    over wasap.

    Like people asking me to send them the invoices over wasap, not email (I
    tried email).

    --
    Cheers,
    Carlos E.R.

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?=@21:1/5 to All on Mon Jan 22 17:12:29 2024
    Am 22.01.24 um 09:33 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
    On 2024-01-21 19:05, Richmond wrote:
    Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> writes:

    On 21/1/2024, Richmond wrote:

    When you install whatsapp you agree to giving it your contacts list as >>>> far as I remember.

    Since when does whatsapp _require_ your contacts list?

    Since when does anyone require whatsapp?

    Since probably everybody *here* has it, and basically nobody *here* uses
    SMS, and few use alternatives like Signal.

    *ROTFLSTC*

    Like I phoned the other day an electrician, he said he would send
    someone, and that someone "phoned" me using wasap chat.

    Like if I have water leak, and the plumber asks me to send him photos
    over wasap.

    Both extremely unprofessional and there are not as many WA-user to force clients into such a teenager- and houswife-tool.

    Like people asking me to send them the invoices over wasap, not email (I tried email).

    You are unprofessional as well.

    --
    "Gutta cavat lapidem." (Ovid)

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  • From Frank Slootweg@21:1/5 to hugybear@gmx.net on Mon Jan 22 19:24:39 2024
    Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
    Am 22.01.24 um 09:33 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
    On 2024-01-21 19:05, Richmond wrote:
    Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> writes:

    On 21/1/2024, Richmond wrote:

    When you install whatsapp you agree to giving it your contacts list as >>>> far as I remember.

    Since when does whatsapp _require_ your contacts list?

    Since when does anyone require whatsapp?

    Since probably everybody *here* has it, and basically nobody *here* uses SMS, and few use alternatives like Signal.

    *ROTFLSTC*

    Like I phoned the other day an electrician, he said he would send
    someone, and that someone "phoned" me using wasap chat.

    Like if I have water leak, and the plumber asks me to send him photos
    over wasap.

    Both extremely unprofessional and there are not as many WA-user to force clients into such a teenager- and houswife-tool.

    <barf!>

    "not as many WA-user"!?

    Well, 75% [1] for our country. That's an awful lot of "teenagers" and "housewifes". And that's 75% of the *total* population, including
    anything from babies to very old people.

    But then, we aren't influenced by some silly Swiss guy who thinks he
    knows it all and knows best.

    <nightmare alert!>

    For Switzerland, it's even a bit higher at 76% [3]!

    And when talking about penetration rate at 95.9% [5] for Switzerland
    (ours is a measly 92.9%), I doubt you'll sleep at all tonight.

    Like people asking me to send them the invoices over wasap, not email (I tried email).

    You are unprofessional as well.

    Tell that to - for example - the Dutch railways (NS). They use -
    amongst others - it for the *safety* of their passengers. Figure *them*
    apples (oops!)!

    Or better yet, stop posting nonsense like this, which only makes *you*
    look silly, to put it mildly.

    [1] 13.3 million [2], for a population of 18 million (Wikipedia).
    [2] Two (Dutch) references which show similar numbers: <https://www.1folders.nl/blog/aantal-whatsapp-gebruikers-nederland-321> <https://www.marketingfacts.nl/berichten/social-media-in-nederland-2022/>
    See also [4].

    [3] 6.8 million [4], for a population of 8.9 million (Wikipedia).
    [4] <https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/whatsapp-users-by-country> [5] <https://www.doofinder.com/en/statistics/who-uses-whatsapp-the-most>

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  • From Carlos E. R.@21:1/5 to Frank Slootweg on Mon Jan 22 22:49:37 2024
    On 2024-01-22 20:24, Frank Slootweg wrote:
    Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
    Am 22.01.24 um 09:33 schrieb Carlos E. R.:
    On 2024-01-21 19:05, Richmond wrote:
    Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> writes:

    On 21/1/2024, Richmond wrote:

    When you install whatsapp you agree to giving it your contacts list as >>>>>> far as I remember.

    Since when does whatsapp _require_ your contacts list?

    Since when does anyone require whatsapp?

    Since probably everybody *here* has it, and basically nobody *here* uses >>> SMS, and few use alternatives like Signal.

    *ROTFLSTC*

    Like I phoned the other day an electrician, he said he would send
    someone, and that someone "phoned" me using wasap chat.

    Like if I have water leak, and the plumber asks me to send him photos
    over wasap.

    Both extremely unprofessional and there are not as many WA-user to force
    clients into such a teenager- and houswife-tool.

    <barf!>

    "not as many WA-user"!?

    Well, 75% [1] for our country. That's an awful lot of "teenagers" and "housewifes". And that's 75% of the *total* population, including
    anything from babies to very old people.

    But then, we aren't influenced by some silly Swiss guy who thinks he
    knows it all and knows best.

    <nightmare alert!>

    For Switzerland, it's even a bit higher at 76% [3]!

    And when talking about penetration rate at 95.9% [5] for Switzerland
    (ours is a measly 92.9%), I doubt you'll sleep at all tonight.

    Like people asking me to send them the invoices over wasap, not email (I >>> tried email).

    You are unprofessional as well.

    It is their choice, not mine.

    Arguably, wasap is encrypted end to end, while email is not.

    Ok, I know email can be encrypted, but nobody uses it. Not banks, not
    lawyers, not doctors... I can, but I can not send encrypted email to
    someone that has no idea how to set it up. And they do have to set it
    up, with personal effort. The best I managed to do is send a password
    protected PDF. Encrypted email, only with geeks.

    Do I trust wasap encryption? No. But it is better than nothing.


    Tell that to - for example - the Dutch railways (NS). They use -
    amongst others - it for the *safety* of their passengers. Figure *them* apples (oops!)!

    Or better yet, stop posting nonsense like this, which only makes *you* look silly, to put it mildly.

    [1] 13.3 million [2], for a population of 18 million (Wikipedia).
    [2] Two (Dutch) references which show similar numbers: <https://www.1folders.nl/blog/aantal-whatsapp-gebruikers-nederland-321> <https://www.marketingfacts.nl/berichten/social-media-in-nederland-2022/>
    See also [4].

    [3] 6.8 million [4], for a population of 8.9 million (Wikipedia).
    [4] <https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/whatsapp-users-by-country>
    [5] <https://www.doofinder.com/en/statistics/who-uses-whatsapp-the-most>

    Agree to all :-)

    --
    Cheers,
    Carlos E.R.

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?=@21:1/5 to Richmond on Tue Jan 23 10:54:40 2024
    On 21.01.24 14:01, Richmond wrote:
    and GDPR doesn't apply to individuals.

    But it does to companies giving mout phones.

    --
    "Roma locuta, causa finita." (Augustinus)

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?=@21:1/5 to Richmond on Tue Jan 23 10:56:04 2024
    On 21.01.24 19:05, Richmond wrote:
    Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> writes:

    On 21/1/2024, Richmond wrote:

    When you install whatsapp you agree to giving it your contacts list as
    far as I remember.

    Since when does whatsapp _require_ your contacts list?

    Since when does anyone require whatsapp?

    Nobody needs Whats App at all.
    Certainly not for communication with professional companies and authorities.

    --
    "Roma locuta, causa finita." (Augustinus)

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  • From Carlos E. R.@21:1/5 to All on Tue Jan 23 11:45:29 2024
    On 2024-01-23 10:56, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
    On 21.01.24 19:05, Richmond wrote:
    Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> writes:

    On 21/1/2024, Richmond wrote:

    When you install whatsapp you agree to giving it your contacts list as >>>> far as I remember.

    Since when does whatsapp _require_ your contacts list?

    Since when does anyone require whatsapp?

    Nobody needs Whats App at all.
    Certainly not for communication with professional companies and authorities.

    Already debunked.

    --
    Cheers,
    Carlos E.R.

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?=@21:1/5 to Carlos E. R. on Tue Jan 23 18:57:32 2024
    On 23.01.24 11:45, Carlos E. R. wrote:
    On 2024-01-23 10:56, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
    On 21.01.24 19:05, Richmond wrote:
    Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> writes:

    On 21/1/2024, Richmond wrote:

    When you install whatsapp you agree to giving it your contacts list as >>>>> far as I remember.

    Since when does whatsapp _require_ your contacts list?

    Since when does anyone require whatsapp?

    Nobody needs Whats App at all.
    Certainly not for communication with professional companies and authorities.

    Already debunked.

    You are defiant like a little child.

    --
    "Roma locuta, causa finita." (Augustinus)

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  • From micky@21:1/5 to hugybear@gmx.net on Sat Jan 27 13:00:49 2024
    In comp.mobile.android, on Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:56:04 +0100, Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:

    On 21.01.24 19:05, Richmond wrote:
    Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> writes:

    On 21/1/2024, Richmond wrote:

    When you install whatsapp you agree to giving it your contacts list as >>>> far as I remember.

    Since when does whatsapp _require_ your contacts list?

    Since when does anyone require whatsapp?

    Nobody needs Whats App at all.

    Nobody needs a cellphone either. Or a credit card, or a car, or
    central heating, or most of the clothes people own. One shirt, one pair
    of pants, and some shoes. That's all people need.

    Certainly not for communication with professional companies and authorities.

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  • From Larry Wolff@21:1/5 to micky on Sat Jan 27 14:31:31 2024
    On 1/27/2024 1:00 PM, micky wrote:

    One shirt, one pair of pants, and some shoes. That's all people need.

    Ah. Finally someone who went to college!

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?=@21:1/5 to micky on Sat Jan 27 22:24:27 2024
    On 27.01.24 19:00, micky wrote:
    In comp.mobile.android, on Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:56:04 +0100, Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:

    On 21.01.24 19:05, Richmond wrote:
    Frankie <frankie@nospam.usa> writes:

    On 21/1/2024, Richmond wrote:

    When you install whatsapp you agree to giving it your contacts list as >>>>> far as I remember.

    Since when does whatsapp _require_ your contacts list?

    Since when does anyone require whatsapp?

    Nobody needs Whats App at all.

    Nobody needs a cellphone either. Or a credit card, or a car, or
    central heating, or most of the clothes people own. One shirt, one pair
    of pants, and some shoes. That's all people need.

    Philosophy groups are next door.

    --
    "Roma locuta, causa finita." (Augustinus)

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?=@21:1/5 to Carlos E. R. on Wed Jan 31 17:03:53 2024
    On 17.01.24 21:53, Carlos E. R. wrote:
    On 2024-01-17 17:56, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to
    this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use of WA >>>> on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes
    and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    False.

    I know people on important technology companies, with company phones,
    and using wasap.

    Look what happens if WA is used beyond the housewife- and teenager-domains:

    https://www.thenational.scot/news/24069235.nicola-sturgeon-whatsapps-scottish-government-policy-explained/

    --
    "Roma locuta, causa finita." (Augustinus)

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  • From Frank Slootweg@21:1/5 to hugybear@gmx.net on Wed Jan 31 16:22:42 2024
    Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
    On 17.01.24 21:53, Carlos E. R. wrote:
    On 2024-01-17 17:56, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to >>>> this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use of WA >>>> on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes
    and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    False.

    I know people on important technology companies, with company phones,
    and using wasap.

    Look what happens if WA is used beyond the housewife- and teenager-domains:

    https://www.thenational.scot/news/24069235.nicola-sturgeon-whatsapps-scottish-government-policy-explained/

    I see your straw man isn't quite dead yet!

    As with your earlier US FUD, also this Scottish case is about not
    following proper *archival* procedures. It has nothing to do with
    WhatsApp itself.

    "Mercedes runs red light! All Mercedes vehicles are banned!"

    FYI, the Dutch governement uses WhatsApp. And yes, we had a similar
    issue when our PM's SMS messages were not properly archived.

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  • From =?UTF-8?Q?J=C3=B6rg_Lorenz?=@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 31 19:01:57 2024
    Am 31.01.24 um 18:23 schrieb Carlos E.R.:
    On 2024-01-31 17:03, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 21:53, Carlos E. R. wrote:
    On 2024-01-17 17:56, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to >>>>>> this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use of WA >>>>>> on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes >>>> and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    False.

    I know people on important technology companies, with company phones,
    and using wasap.

    Look what happens if WA is used beyond the housewife- and teenager-domains: >>
    https://www.thenational.scot/news/24069235.nicola-sturgeon-whatsapps-scottish-government-policy-explained/

    Exactly what is it there that you want to point out?

    I see nothing in there talking of limiting the use of WhatsApp in
    government. They only talk about how to archive, or delete, the
    conversations _outside_ of the WhatsApp servers and on phones.

    If you do not see what the issue is then any discussion about serious
    computing with you is useless.

    The issue: Total noncompliance with rules and regulations concerning traceability and storage.


    --
    "Gutta cavat lapidem." (Ovid)

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  • From Carlos E.R.@21:1/5 to All on Wed Jan 31 18:23:59 2024
    On 2024-01-31 17:03, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 21:53, Carlos E. R. wrote:
    On 2024-01-17 17:56, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to >>>>> this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use of WA >>>>> on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes
    and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    False.

    I know people on important technology companies, with company phones,
    and using wasap.

    Look what happens if WA is used beyond the housewife- and teenager-domains:

    https://www.thenational.scot/news/24069235.nicola-sturgeon-whatsapps-scottish-government-policy-explained/

    Exactly what is it there that you want to point out?

    I see nothing in there talking of limiting the use of WhatsApp in
    government. They only talk about how to archive, or delete, the
    conversations _outside_ of the WhatsApp servers and on phones.

    --
    Cheers, Carlos.

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  • From Frank Slootweg@21:1/5 to hugybear@gmx.net on Wed Jan 31 18:35:50 2024
    Jörg Lorenz <hugybear@gmx.net> wrote:
    Am 31.01.24 um 18:23 schrieb Carlos E.R.:
    On 2024-01-31 17:03, Jörg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 21:53, Carlos E. R. wrote:
    On 2024-01-17 17:56, Joerg Lorenz wrote:
    On 17.01.24 14:41, s|b wrote:
    On Wed, 17 Jan 2024 11:29:13 +0100, Jörg Lorenz wrote:

    And everyone in the contacts - if they like it or not - is exposed to >>>>>> this criminal gang. That is why European companies forbid the use of WA
    on company phones.

    They do? Which ones?

    All. Otherwise they are in breach of the GDPR. Can be extremely
    expensive and painful. Hence my connotation that *WA is for housewifes >>>> and teenagers*. And forget this bullshit about E2E-encryption.

    False.

    I know people on important technology companies, with company phones,
    and using wasap.

    Look what happens if WA is used beyond the housewife- and teenager-domains:

    https://www.thenational.scot/news/24069235.nicola-sturgeon-whatsapps-scottish-government-policy-explained/

    Exactly what is it there that you want to point out?

    I see nothing in there talking of limiting the use of WhatsApp in government. They only talk about how to archive, or delete, the conversations _outside_ of the WhatsApp servers and on phones.

    If you do not see what the issue is then any discussion about serious computing with you is useless.

    Translation from Joerg-speak to English: "I have no argument, so I
    blame you for my shortcomings."

    The issue: Total noncompliance with rules and regulations concerning traceability and storage.

    Exactly! Like Carlos and I said, nothing to do with WhatsApp itself.

    Thanks for confirming that you have no valid argument. Only some silly dislike of WhatsApp, i.e. an *opinion*, not a fact.

    You're entitled to your opinion, however silly and childish it is.

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  • From Andrew@21:1/5 to Frank Slootweg on Wed Jan 31 21:49:54 2024
    Frank Slootweg wrote on 31 Jan 2024 18:35:50 GMT :

    The issue: Total noncompliance with rules and regulations concerning
    traceability and storage.

    Exactly! Like Carlos and I said, nothing to do with WhatsApp itself.

    It never ceases to amaze me that people as stupid as Joerg is, exist.

    They're so extremely confident in their always-wrong assessments.

    I've never met anyone like that in my life - but Joerg proves they exist. https://psychology.stackexchange.com/questions/17825/what-is-the-primary-source-of-the-mount-stupid-graphic

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