Whatsapp to take legal actions against users who prevent suckberging

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Last month, security researchers found the app had been weaponized by Israeli spyware company NSO Group to bug the phones of human rights campaigners and political dissidents in multiple countries.

WhatsApp is threatening users who violate its rules with lawsuits, even if the only evidence of “rule-breaking” exists outside of the Facebook-owned messaging app and the only judge is an AI.

“WhatsApp will take legal action against those we determine are engaged in or assisting others in abuse… even if that determination is based on information solely available to us off our platform,” the company warned in an ominous FAQ entry posted on Monday.

WhatsApp isn’t the only social media platform to claim dominion over users’ off-platform behavior. In 2017, Twitter announced it would begin surveilling users’ activity “on and off the platform” and give them the boot if they associated with violent organizations.

https://www.rt.com/news/461558-whatsapp-sue-off...

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After facebook and google, now whatsapp too?!
Its time like these that I want to really trash these trashy corporates. Who the hell are they to go snooping around in our lives?!

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Well now when you apply for a US visa you have to provide them with all your social media id’s..

If you ever become a citizen or even a resident they will deport you like they did the nazi’s for lying after spending a few years in jail for lying on your visa application.. Because with your id they can gather every word you ever typed on the net anywhere.. It would be like amazon T&C here..

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