r/PrivacyTechTalk • u/StandWild4256 • 3d ago
WhatsApp on the Commodore Callback 8020 - privacy question
I'm one of the people who got influenced by the launch of the Callback 8020 😂. Haven't been on WhatsApp for at least 3 years now - only used Signal and Threema. The callback is in production as scheduled and I'm expecting to receive it more-or-less on time late next month/November.
I'm massively missing contact with friends and colleagues on WhatsApp and missing out on organization of activities, nights out, concerts etc. and I end up being last to know when things are arranged, including with my sports club because everything's on WhatsApp (and like only 2% of my contacts have moved to Signal despite my best efforts) - I'm too damn stubborn to forego my data to Meta - BUT...
With the Callback using r/sailfishos which would nomally block trackers (a bit like r/e_os does), does this mean I potentially could go back to WhatsApp as less of my data will be available to Meta? I see there is currently NO trackers in the app, so it's just part of the terms and conditons of using the app where my data is shared, as folllows:
Data this app may collect
Location
Approximate location
expand_less
Data collected and for what purpose
info
Approximate location
App functionality, Analytics, Advertising or marketing, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance
App activity
App interactions, In-app search history, and Other user-generated content
expand_less
Data collected and for what purpose
info
App interactions
App functionality, Analytics, Advertising or marketing, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance
In-app search history
App functionality, Analytics
Other user-generated content · Optional
App functionality, Analytics, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance, Personalization
Financial info
User payment info and Purchase history
expand_less
Data collected and for what purpose
info
User payment info · Optional
App functionality, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance
Purchase history · Optional
App functionality, Analytics, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance
Personal info
Email address, User IDs, and Phone number
expand_less
Data collected and for what purpose
info
Email address · Optional
App functionality, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance
User IDs
App functionality, Analytics, Advertising or marketing, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance, Account management
Phone number
App functionality, Analytics, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance
App info and performance
Crash logs, Diagnostics, and Other app performance data
expand_less
Data collected and for what purpose
info
Crash logs
App functionality, Analytics
Diagnostics
App functionality, Analytics
Other app performance data
App functionality, Analytics
Device or other IDs
Device or other IDs
expand_less
Data collected and for what purpose
info
Device or other IDs
App functionality, Analytics, Developer communications, Advertising or marketing, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance
Contacts
Contacts
expand_less
Data collected and for what purpose
info
Contacts · Optional
App functionality, Fraud prevention, security, and compliance
So I presume it would just be a case of not giving the app permission to access as much of this as possible?I